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Florida House race, District 17

Greg Steube holds this seat and is running to keep it against Matthew Montavon.

The November ballot

Steube
$1.3M
Montavon
$96K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.

The seat

Greg Steube

Republican · Holds the seat now

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, 2026In 10 weeks

Register 29 days before the election.

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How they won the primary

Democratic primary

The primary · 49,867 votes

  • Matthew MontavonWon55.4%27,610
  • Allen Spence44.6%22,257

Primary results as recorded August 27, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed 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 under $200; 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.

Not on the November ballot

3 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 SteubeWon63.9%
  • Manny Lopez36.1%

455,921 votes for candidates. 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.

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Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.