John H. Rutherford
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 63% from PACs and 37% from individuals.
37% individuals63% PACs0% other
$696K
raised
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Florida · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026
Florida District 05 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Florida District 05 House race
John H. Rutherford has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Florida District 05 House race, 2026 report raising $1M between them. John H. Rutherford reports $696,207 and Rachel Grage reports $248,286, a gap of $447,921. Of what John H. Rutherford reports, 37% came from individuals and 63% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
RG
Rachel Grage
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
99% individuals0% PACs1% other
$248K
raised
MH
Mark Heggestad
DD · challenger
49% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 51% from other sources.
49% individuals0% PACs51% other
$40K
raised
MK
Mark Kaye
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
96% individuals0% PACs4% other
$28K
raised
AH
Alexander Hazen
DD · challenger
72% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 28% from other sources.
72% individuals0% PACs28% other
$17K
raised
DD
David Drew
DD · challenger
No receipts on file yet.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Defense & Aerospace$50K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Agriculture$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND · pac$10K
- EMBRAER AIRCRAFT HOLDING, INC. - EVE HOLDING, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (?EMBRAER-EVE PAC?) · pac$10K
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC · pac$10K
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC. PAC · pac$10K
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
43%54%
43% PACs54% individuals3% other
The incumbent's record
John H. Rutherford is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$1.1M
$652K - $1.6M. up $867K since 2016.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Appropriations
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Defense & Aerospace$50K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
John H. Rutherford R · incumbent | vs | RG Rachel Grage D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $696K | Raised | $248K |
| $475K | Cash on hand | $113K |
| 63% | From PACs | 0% |
| 37% | From individuals | 99% |
| Defense & Aerospace | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |