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2026 Florida House race, District 17

Greg Steube (Republican), Matthew Montavon (Democrat) and Michael Quirk are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Florida District 17, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the Florida Division of Elections.

The November ballot

Steube
$1.3M
Montavon
$96K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

Also in this race: Michael Quirk.

Official candidate list: Florida Division of Elections. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.

The seat

Greg Steube

Republican · Holds the seat now

First took office 2019 · Age 48

21
Trades disclosed
$315K
Estimated volume
Cosponsored a bill that would ban it

From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.

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How to vote in Florida

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026 

Register 29 days before the election.

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How they won the primary

Democratic primary

The primary · 49,897 votes

  • Matthew Montavon Won: 55.4% 27,627
  • Allen Spence: 44.6% 22,270

Primary results as recorded October 11, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Florida Division of Elections certified primary results. Certified August 27, 2026. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.

Where each candidate's money comes from

10%$133KSmall donors$18K18%
26%$347KLarge donors$40K42%
43%$581KPACs--
--Self-funding$39K40%
21%$278KOther--

Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.

Other includes money transferred in from committees the candidate authorized, such as a joint fundraising committee, which reports its own donors to the FEC: Greg Steube $272K.

Not on the November ballot

2 filed

Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.

How this seat voted last time

R+28 in 2024

  • W. Gregory Steube Won: 63.9%
  • Manny Lopez: 36.1%

455,921 votes for candidates. The district's lines have changed since this result. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.

Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.

The district

Census context
People
829K
Median household income
$76K
Unemployment
4.2%
Living below the poverty line
9.8%
Without health insurance
11.3%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate. These figures describe the district as drawn before its lines changed for 2026; estimates for the new lines are not yet published.

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Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between June 30, 2026 and July 29, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.