Florida · U.S. House · District 19 · 2026

Florida District 19 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Florida District 19 House race

James Oberweis has raised more than 2 times the next candidate.

Republican James Oberweis has raised about $5.3M, more than 2 times any rival.

Catalina Lauf reports 99% of campaign money from individuals.

The incumbent, Byron Donalds, ranks No. 6 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.

James Oberweis

R · challenger

6% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 94% from other sources.

6% individuals0% PACs94% other

$5.3M

raised

Chris Collins

R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $1.5M on hand from $2.6M raised.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$2.6M

raised

Jim Schwartzel

R · challenger

48% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 52% from other sources.

48% individuals0% PACs52% other

$1.9M

raised

Catalina Lauf

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

99% individuals1% PACs0% other

$1.4M

raised

Madison Cawthorn

R · challenger

6% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 94% from other sources.

6% individuals0% PACs94% other

$862K

raised

Byron Donalds

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Still has cash to spend. $334K on hand from $660K raised.

81% individuals9% PACs10% other

$660K

raised

Ola Hawatmeh

R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $165K on hand from $273K raised.

52% individuals3% PACs45% other

$273K

raised

John Strand

R · challenger

81% from individuals, 3% from PACs, and 16% from other sources.

81% individuals3% PACs16% other

$123K

raised

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Mike Pedersen

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 86% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

86% individuals0% PACs14% other

$71K

raised

Howard Sapp

D · challenger

70% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 30% from other sources.

70% individuals0% PACs30% other

$52K

raised

Victor Arias

D · challenger

21% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 79% from other sources.

21% individuals0% PACs79% other

$26K

raised

Gregory Bukowski

R · challenger

28% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 72% from other sources.

28% individuals0% PACs72% other

$21K

raised

Robert Neeld

D · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$15K

raised

Linda Sawyer

R · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$11K

raised

Seth Haskin

N · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$8K

raised

John Fratto

R · challenger

83% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 17% from other sources.

83% individuals0% PACs17% other

$631

raised

Stephen Elliott

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$25

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$52K

Banking & Financial$25K

Tech & Telecom$8K

Real Estate & Construction$7K

Energy & Utilities$7K

Health & Pharma$6K

Insurance$5K

Sports, Media & Entertainment$5K

Transportation$2K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ · company$7K
INDELIBLE · company$7K
DEASON CAPITAL SERVICES · company$7K
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) · pac$5K
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC · pac$5K
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) · pac$5K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

27%72%

1% PACs27% individuals72% other

The incumbent's record

Byron Donalds is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$4.3M

$1.6M - $7.0M. up $3.7M since 2020.

Stock trades

Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Recent stock trades

MPWR · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-05
ZTS · purchase$1K - $15K · 2026-06-09
CDNS · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-05

Where they sit

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
House Committee on Financial Services

Who funds them

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

Small donors & unclassified$52K

Banking & Financial$25K

Tech & Telecom$8K

Real Estate & Construction$7K

Energy & Utilities$7K

Health & Pharma$6K

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

The tale of the tape

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

James Oberweis R · challenger JO	vs	CC Chris Collins R · challenger
$5.3M	Raised	$2.6M
$2.6M	Cash on hand	$1.5M
0%	From PACs	0%
6%	From individuals	0%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
No	Incumbent	No