Who raised the most money in the 2026 Florida 18th District race?

Scott Franklin (Republican) raised $1.0M.

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Florida 18th District race?

United States Sugar Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan Political Action Committee, gave $10K to Scott Franklin; General Atomics Political Action Committee gave $10K to Scott Franklin; Applied Research Associates, Inc. Political Action Committee (Arapac) gave $10K to Scott Franklin.

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2026 general election

Florida 18th District

The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.

$1.1M was spent on the 2026 Florida 18th District race: $1.1M raised by the campaigns, $486K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Scott Franklin (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.

Total money

$1.1M

Raised by campaigns

$1.1M

PAC checks

$486K

Outside money

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Scott FranklinRepublican, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $1.0M
Spent: $625K
From individuals: $437K
From PACs: $481K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 47% of Franklin's money came from PACs

Corporate $219K (52%)Trade group $72K (17%)Leadership PAC $54K (13%)Membership $34K (8%)Union $6K (1%)Super PAC $10K (2%)Other $26K (6%)

United States Sugar Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan Political Action Committee, Corporate$10K
General Atomics Corporate$10K
Applied Research Associates, Inc. Political Action Committee (Arapac) Corporate$10K
American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$10K
National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Corporate$10K
Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC Super PAC$10K
Blue Origin, LLC Corporate$9K

FEC record H0FL15104

Deva SimmonsIndependent / other

✗ Lost

Raised: $30K
Spent: $31K
From individuals: $25K
From PACs: $5K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 17% of Simmons's money came from PACs

Membership $5K (100%)

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority PAC, Inc. (Aka Aka 1908 PAC) Membership$5K

FEC record H6FL18204

Curtis GibsonDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $14K
Spent: $11K
From individuals: $4K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $10K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record H6FL18212

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2026 Florida 18th District race?: $1.1M was spent on the 2026 Florida 18th District race: $1.1M raised by the campaigns, $486K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Scott Franklin (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 Florida 18th District race?: Scott Franklin (Republican) raised $1.0M.
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Florida 18th District race?: United States Sugar Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan Political Action Committee, gave $10K to Scott Franklin; General Atomics Political Action Committee gave $10K to Scott Franklin; Applied Research Associates, Inc. Political Action Committee (Arapac) gave $10K to Scott Franklin.