Who raised the most money in the 2026 Florida 1st District race?

Jimmy Patronis (Republican) raised $4.5M and had $2.2M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Florida 1st District race?

Conservative Future Fund ($1.2M), Defend American Jobs ($559K), Land I Love PAC ($179K).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Florida 1st District race?

American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $20K to Jimmy Patronis; The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee gave $15K to Jimmy Patronis; Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac) gave $13K to Jimmy Patronis.

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2026 general election

Florida 1st District

The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.

$7.2M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Florida 1st District race: $4.8M raised by the campaigns, $676K of it from PACs, plus $2.4M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Jimmy Patronis (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$7.2M

Raised by campaigns

$4.8M

PAC checks

$676K

Outside money

$2.4M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Jimmy PatronisRepublican

✓ Won

Raised: $4.5M
Spent: $3.5M
From individuals: $3.6M
From PACs: $671K
From party: $5K
Own money & loans: $12K
Outside money for: $2.2M
Outside money against: $46K

Who paid: 15% of Patronis's money came from PACs

Corporate $200K (41%)Trade group $90K (18%)Leadership PAC $73K (15%)Membership $67K (13%)Union $17K (3%)Super PAC $23K (5%)Party $5K (1%)Other $21K (4%)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$20K
Scalise Leadership Fund Leadership PAC$15K
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Trade group$13K
Cemex Inc. Employees PAC Corporate$10K
American Revival PAC Other$10K
National Association of Realtors Membership$10K
Americans4hindus PAC (Multi-Candidate) Super PAC$10K
United States Sugar Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan Political Action Committee, Corporate$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Conservative Future Fund · $1.2M supporting
Defend American Jobs · $559K supporting
Land I Love PAC · $179K supporting
Americans for Prosperity Action · $167K supporting
Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. · $59K supporting

FEC record H6FL01390

Gay ValimontDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $296K
Spent: $261K
From individuals: $289K
From PACs: $5K
From party: $1K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $105K
Outside money against: $0

Biggest outside spenders

Congress Majority PAC · $42K supporting
National Ground Game PAC · $39K supporting
National Democrats · $19K supporting
Every State · $5K supporting

FEC record H4FL01197

Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 Florida 1st District race?: $7.2M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Florida 1st District race: $4.8M raised by the campaigns, $676K of it from PACs, plus $2.4M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Jimmy Patronis (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 Florida 1st District race?: Jimmy Patronis (Republican) raised $4.5M and had $2.2M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Florida 1st District race?: Conservative Future Fund ($1.2M), Defend American Jobs ($559K), Land I Love PAC ($179K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Florida 1st District race?: American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $20K to Jimmy Patronis; The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee gave $15K to Jimmy Patronis; Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac) gave $13K to Jimmy Patronis.