2026 elections · Florida

Florida U.S. House, district 26

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

Mario Diaz-Balart

Raised
$2,606,687
From individuals
$1,530,988
From PACs and other committees
$1,066,400
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$2,071,185
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

233 committees reported giving $945,528 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
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $30K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $13K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K

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.

Independent / no party

Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey

Raised
$8,924
From individuals
$0
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$8,924
Cash on hand
$1,540
Debts
$8,500

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.

Democrat

Nicole Locklin

Raised
$560,597
From individuals
$308,677
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$250,918
Cash on hand
$132,009
Debts
$250,000

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $55,720 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 5, 2026.

PAC and committee money

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

Filed for this race but not on the November ballot (3)
  • Yurina GilDemocratic · Did not qualify
  • Dustin LapollaDemocratic · Did not qualify
  • Robyn LawrenceDemocratic · Withdrew

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)
Mario Diaz-BalartRepublican$2,606,687$2,071,185$0$0
Deborah Ann Meidinger HoseyIndependent / no party$8,924$1,540$0$0
Nicole LocklinDemocrat$560,597$132,009$55,720$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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