Mario Diaz-Balart
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 42% from PACs and 58% from individuals.
58% individuals42% PACs0% other
$1.9M
raised
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Florida · U.S. House · District 26 · 2026
Florida District 26 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Florida District 26 House race
Mario Diaz-Balart has raised more than 6 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Florida District 26 House race, 2026 report raising $2.2M between them. Mario Diaz-Balart reports $1.9M and Nicole Locklin reports $304,480, a gap of $1.6M. Of what Mario Diaz-Balart reports, 58% came from individuals and 42% 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.
NL
Nicole Locklin
DD · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $190K on hand from $304K raised.
18% individuals0% PACs82% other
$304K
raised
YG
Yurina Gil
DD · challenger
68% from individuals, 5% from PACs, and 27% from other sources.
68% individuals5% PACs27% other
$39K
raised
DH
Deborah Meidinger Hosey
NN · challenger
0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$9K
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$60K
Defense & Aerospace$60K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Agriculture$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AAR CORP. PAC · pac$10K
- AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC) · pac$10K
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC · pac$10K
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) · pac$10K
- HISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUST · pac$10K
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
36%52%12%
36% PACs52% individuals12% other
The incumbent's record
Mario Diaz-Balart is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$116K
$55K+. up $116K since 2008.
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 · Vice Chair
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$60K
Defense & Aerospace$60K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Agriculture$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Mario Diaz-Balart R · incumbent | vs | NL Nicole Locklin D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.9M | Raised | $304K |
| $2.5M | Cash on hand | $190K |
| 42% | From PACs | 0% |
| 58% | From individuals | 18% |
| Defense & Aerospace | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |