2026 elections · Florida

Florida U.S. House, district 5

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

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

Democrat

Rachel Grage

Raised
$417,184
From individuals
$411,739
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$4,807
Cash on hand
$90,058
Debts
$0

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $12 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Sept. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

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

Republican Incumbent

John Rutherford

Raised
$895,398
From individuals
$327,490
From PACs and other committees
$554,750
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$231,771
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

137 committees reported giving $520,494 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 $23K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $4K

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.

Republican

William Lintag Upham

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

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.

Filed for this race but not on the November ballot (7)
  • Alex HazenDemocratic · Lost primary
  • Mark HeggestadDemocratic · Lost primary
  • Eli JohnsonDemocratic · Withdrew
  • Mark KayeRepublican · Lost primary
  • Gary KonizRepublican · Did not qualify
  • John ToddDemocratic · Did not qualify
  • Brandon VeazeyRepublican · 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)
Rachel GrageDemocrat$417,184$90,058$12$0
John RutherfordRepublican$895,398$231,771$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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