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Florida House race, District 18

Scott Franklin holds this seat and is running to keep it against Curtis Gibson.

The November ballot

ScottFranklinRepublican
CurtisGibsonDemocrat
Franklin
$850K
Gibson
$12K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

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

The seat

Scott Franklin

Republican · Holds the seat now

253
Trades disclosed
$24M
Estimated volume
Has not 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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The race card

Where each candidate's money comes from

Scott FranklinRepublicanCurtis GibsonDemocrat
<1%$2.5KSmall donors$2.5K20%
43%$364KLarge donors--
44%$378KPACs--
--Self-funding$9.7K80%
12%$106KOther--

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

4 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.

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.

How this seat voted last time

R+31 in 2024

  • Scott FranklinWon65.3%
  • Andrea Doria Kale34.7%

344,807 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.

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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.