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Florida · U.S. House · District 26 · 2026

Florida District 26 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Florida District 26 House race

Mario Diaz-Balart has raised more than 6 times the next candidate.

Republican Mario Diaz-Balart has raised about $1.9M, more than 6 times any rival.

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.

Mario Diaz-Balart

Mario Diaz-Balart

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 42% from PACs and 58% from individuals.

58% individuals42% PACs0% other
$1.9M
raised
NL

Nicole Locklin

D
D · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $190K on hand from $304K raised.

18% individuals0% PACs82% other
$304K
raised
YG

Yurina Gil

D
D · challenger

68% from individuals, 5% from PACs, and 27% from other sources.

68% individuals5% PACs27% other
$39K
raised
DH

Deborah Meidinger Hosey

N
N · 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$177K
Defense & Aerospace$78K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Agriculture$10K
Banking & Financial$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE · company$16K
  • INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES, LLC · company$15K
  • MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING · company$15K
  • CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS · company$12K
  • AAR CORP. PAC · pac$10K
  • AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) · pac$10K
  • DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC) · 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 - $176K. 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$177K
Defense & Aerospace$78K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Agriculture$10K
Banking & Financial$7K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

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

Mario Diaz-Balart
R · incumbent
Mario Diaz-Balart
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