Florida’s 2026 FEC file: $167.5M in candidate receipts

2,341 candidates and a $167.5 million receipt total

Florida’s candidate count of 2,341 is among the larger state rosters in this FEC extract. The $167.5 million receipt total is smaller than Georgia’s $206.2 million despite more committees, which is a reminder that filer count and dollars do not move together. Many Florida committees are House primary filers or residual committees; a smaller set holds most of the $167.5 million.

Receipts on FEC Form 3 include contributions, transfers, and other inflows a campaign must disclose. They are not net cash on hand and they are not independent expenditures. Super PAC ads about a Florida race can be financed from the $2.31 billion donor stream or from donors in other states and still sit outside the $167.5 million candidate line.

Treat Florida’s candidate book as competitive on paper because $78.7 million and $87.8 million are close, and treat that observation as a filing fact, not as a race rating. The 2,341 committees and the 285,178 donors are still two files.

A modest Republican edge on candidate receipts

Republican candidate receipts of $87.8 million are 52.4% of Florida’s $167.5 million. Democratic receipts of $78.7 million are 47.0%. Other-party receipts of $1.0 million are 0.6% — larger than Georgia’s other-party line, still a thin slice of the book. The Republican edge is about $9 million, which is visible on the table and still small relative to the $2.31 billion donor series.

Party codes attach to candidates, not to the 285,178 donors. A Florida contributor to a Super PAC does not inherit a Democratic or Republican label in this aggregate.

If a later FEC extract widens or closes the $78.7 million / $87.8 million gap, the Florida FEC totals page will show it. This guide’s printed $167.5 million is a snapshot. PAC and Super PAC directories remain the tables for money that never entered a candidate committee.

Florida as a donor state: $2.31 billion

Two hundred eighty-five thousand one hundred seventy-eight donors and $2.31 billion in individual contributions put Florida in the top tier of FEC donor states, behind California, New York, and Texas in this extract. The $2.31 billion is the outbound and in-state donor book combined. It is the correct number for “how much federal political money is associated with Florida contributors” and the wrong number for “how much Florida candidate committees raised.”

LobbyVault prints both series on the Florida hub so the distinction stays visible. Adding $167.5 million to $2.31 billion would double-count some dollars that Florida donors gave to Florida candidates.

State elections are out of scope

Florida’s Division of Elections and state-level committees are not in these FEC totals. Gubernatorial, cabinet, and legislative races file under Florida law. The $167.5 million and $2.31 billion figures are federal 2026-cycle numbers from FEC.gov only.

Tables to open next

The Florida FEC totals page is the live roll-up. The candidate directory lists the 2,341 committees. PAC and Super PAC directories cover the entities that often receive Florida donor dollars that never appear as candidate receipts. All of those pages cite FEC.gov.

A close party split on $167.5 million in candidate receipts

Democratic candidate receipts of $78.7 million (47.0%) and Republican receipts of $87.8 million (52.4%) sit close together on Florida’s $167.5 million book. Other-party receipts are $1.0 million (0.6%). A gap that small can reverse after one amended report from a large committee. LobbyVault reports the numbers as filed. It does not treat 47.0% / 52.4% as a prediction.

2,341 federal candidate committees produced those receipts. Many hold little of $167.5 million. The Florida hub’s receipt sort, not the raw filer count, shows which campaigns moved money. The candidate directory attaches FEC IDs so an original report can be opened.

$2.31 billion from 285,178 Florida donors remains a separate series. The close party split on candidate receipts does not describe those donors. Super PAC and PAC gifts from Florida addresses sit in $2.31 billion and sit outside $167.5 million unless they were contributed to a Florida-tagged candidate committee.

This page does not claim that 47.0% of Florida donors are Democratic or that 52.4% are Republican. Those percentages apply to candidate receipts of $78.7 million and $87.8 million out of $167.5 million. It does not claim that $2.31 billion was spent in Florida. Donor dollars follow the recipient committee, which may file anywhere.

It does not claim that 2,341 candidates will appear on a general-election ballot. It does not convert $1.0 million into a named third party. It does not add $167.5 million to $2.31 billion. It does not include state-office money.

What it does claim is narrower: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault show these 2026-cycle totals for Florida, and the Florida hub plus the candidate, PAC, and Super PAC directories are the tables behind them.

Questions

How much have Florida federal candidates raised in 2026?

Florida-associated federal candidate committees reported $167.5 million in receipts across 2,341 filers. Republican committees reported $87.8 million, Democratic committees $78.7 million, and other filers $1.0 million, per FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

How much have Florida donors contributed federally in 2026?

Individual contribution aggregates show $2.31 billion from 285,178 Florida donors. That figure includes gifts to PACs, Super PACs, party committees, and out-of-state candidates, so it is not the same as the $167.5 million in Florida candidate receipts.

Which party has more Florida candidate receipts?

Republican candidate committees reported $87.8 million (52.4%) and Democratic committees reported $78.7 million (47.0%) of the $167.5 million total. Other filers reported $1.0 million. Party labels come from candidate FEC registrations.

Are Florida state races included?

No. This page uses FEC.gov federal data for the 2026 cycle. Florida state-office filings are a separate reporting system and are not part of the $167.5 million candidate total or the $2.31 billion donor total.