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Elections · U.S. House · Florida

2026 Florida House race, District 18

Scott Franklin (Republican), Curtis Gibson (Democrat) and Deva Simmons are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Florida District 18, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the Florida Division of Elections.

The November ballot

Franklin
$850K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

Also in this race: Curtis Gibson (Democrat) and Deva Simmons.

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

Scott Franklin

Republican · Holds the seat now

First took office 2021 · Age 62

265
Trades disclosed
$21M
Estimated volume
Cosponsored H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act

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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Where each candidate's money comes from

<1%$2.5KSmall donors$6.5K29%
43%$364KLarge donors$10K48%
44%$378KPACs$5K23%
13%$106KOther$20<1%

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.

Not on the November ballot

3 filed

None of these has campaign money on file with the FEC.

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+31 in 2024

  • Scott Franklin Won: 65.3%
  • Andrea Doria Kale: 34.7%

344,807 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
825K
Median household income
$62K
Unemployment
4.9%
Living below the poverty line
16.1%
Without health insurance
14.5%

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.