Scott Franklin
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 48% from PACs and 49% from individuals.
49% individuals48% PACs3% other
$745K
raised
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Florida · U.S. House · District 18 · 2026
Florida District 18 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Florida District 18 House race
Scott Franklin has raised more than 34 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Florida District 18 House race, 2026 report raising $767,807 between them. Scott Franklin reports $745,422 and Deva Simmons reports $21,932, a gap of $723,490. Of what Scott Franklin reports, 49% came from individuals and 48% 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.
DS
Deva Simmons
NN · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 23% from PACs and 77% from individuals.
77% individuals23% PACs0% other
$22K
raised
CG
Curtis Gibson
DD · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $348 on hand from $453 raised.
67% individuals0% PACs33% other
$453
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$31K
Defense & Aerospace$23K
Agriculture$20K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Insurance$7K
Ideological / Leadership$6K
Retail & Consumer$5K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) · pac$10K
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC · pac$10K
- UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, · pac$10K
- BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) · pac$9K
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) · pac$7K
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC · pac$7K
- THE BALDWIN INSURANCE GROUP, INC. FEDERAL PAC · pac$7K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
47%50%
47% PACs50% individuals3% other
The incumbent's record
Scott Franklin is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$12M
$5.3M - $18M. down $20M since 2020.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- House Committee on Appropriations
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$31K
Defense & Aerospace$23K
Agriculture$20K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Insurance$7K
Ideological / Leadership$6K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Scott Franklin R · incumbent | vs | DS Deva Simmons N · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $745K | Raised | $22K |
| $946K | Cash on hand | $6K |
| 48% | From PACs | 23% |
| 49% | From individuals | 77% |
| Defense & Aerospace | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |