2026 elections · Florida

Florida U.S. House, district 8

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 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

Mike Haridopolos

Raised
$1,824,838
From individuals
$887,516
From PACs and other committees
$700,750
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,197,777
Debts
$10,138

FEC, campaign committee totals through July 29, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $432,521 to support and $0 to oppose.

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

PAC and committee money

231 committees reported giving $716,744 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 · spent to help $270K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $26K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC 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.

Democrat

Jennifer Jenkins

Raised
$913,654
From individuals
$877,654
From PACs and other committees
$18,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$205,896
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

6 committees reported giving $18,000 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 (5)
  • Tom ComeyRepublican · Did not qualify
  • Jennifer KlemanRepublican · Did not qualify
  • George MacArthurNo Party Affiliation · Did not qualify
  • Tayla PlumerRepublican · Did not qualify
  • Lacey VillarealIndependent Party · 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)
Mike HaridopolosRepublican$1,824,838$1,197,777$432,521$0
Jennifer JenkinsDemocrat$913,654$205,896$12$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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