Florida · U.S. House · District 09 · 2026

Florida District 09 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Florida District 09 House race

Darren Soto ranks No. 2 in money raised.

Republican Thomas Chalifoux leads the field with about $3.1M raised.

Benjamin Butler reports 92% of campaign money from individuals.

The incumbent, Darren Soto, ranks No. 2 in the money.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Thomas Chalifoux

R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $2.7M on hand from $3.1M raised.

2% individuals0% PACs98% other

$3.1M

raised

Darren Soto

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 66% from PACs and 34% from individuals.

34% individuals66% PACs0% other

$2.0M

raised

Dan Green

R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $879K on hand from $1.1M raised.

7% individuals0% PACs93% other

$1.1M

raised

Jorge Martinez

R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $757K on hand from $793K raised.

35% individuals0% PACs65% other

$793K

raised

Benjamin Butler

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 8% from PACs.

92% individuals8% PACs0% other

$335K

raised

Howard Rance

R · challenger

37% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 63% from other sources.

37% individuals0% PACs63% other

$136K

raised

Justin Story

R · challenger

71% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 29% from other sources.

71% individuals0% PACs29% other

$92K

raised

Jorge Malavet

R · challenger

42% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 58% from other sources.

42% individuals0% PACs58% other

$28K

raised

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Gregory Carter

R · challenger

84% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 16% from other sources.

84% individuals0% PACs16% other

$21K

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$56K

Tech & Telecom$41K

Labor / Unions$40K

Banking & Financial$22K

Health & Pharma$20K

Law & Lobbying$15K

Ideological / Leadership$10K

Agriculture$10K

Real Estate & Construction$4K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
AKERMAN LLP PAC · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. · pac$10K
FAIR SHOT PAC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

17%20%63%

17% PACs20% individuals63% other

The incumbent's record

Darren Soto is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$1.3M

$851K - $1.8M. up $1.1M since 2015.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
House Committee on Natural Resources

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$56K

Tech & Telecom$41K

Labor / Unions$40K

Banking & Financial$22K

Health & Pharma$20K

Law & Lobbying$15K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Thomas Chalifoux R · challenger TC	vs	Darren Soto D · incumbent
$3.1M	Raised	$2.0M
$2.7M	Cash on hand	$1.3M
0%	From PACs	66%
2%	From individuals	34%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Tech & Telecom
No	Incumbent	Yes