2026 elections · Florida

Florida U.S. House, district 18

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Solid R (Cook: Solid R; Sabato: Solid R; Inside Elections: Solid R; DDHQ: Likely R; The Economist: Likely R). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list checked against the state. Florida Division of Elections candidate list, 2026 general election, pulled Oct. 16, 2026 (dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/downloadcanlist.asp). Candidates who lost a primary, withdrew or did not qualify are listed below the field.

The field

Republican Incumbent

Scott Franklin

Raised
$987,522
From individuals
$419,330
From PACs and other committees
$460,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,075,844
Debts
$298,500

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

120 committees reported giving $403,580 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $10K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $9K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Democrat

Curtis Gibson

Raised
$12,208
From individuals
$2,460
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$9,748
Cash on hand
$1,452
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Independent / no party

Deva Simmons

Raised
$27,029
From individuals
$22,009
From PACs and other committees
$5,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$-1,696
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

1 committees reported giving $5,000 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Filed for this race but not on the November ballot (1)
  • Tiffanie LuongDemocratic · Did not qualify

Florida Division of Elections candidate list, 2026 general election, pulled Oct. 16, 2026 (dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/downloadcanlist.asp)

Money in this race (FEC)
Scott FranklinRepublican$987,522$1,075,844$0$0
Curtis GibsonDemocrat$12,208$1,452$0$0
Deva SimmonsIndependent / no party$27,029$-1,696$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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