Florida · House of Representatives · District 43 · 2026

Florida House of Representatives District 43 race

General election in 42 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Florida House of Representatives District 43 race

Samuel Vilchez Santiago has raised more than 12 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Florida House of Representatives District 43 race, 2026 report raising $187,407 between them. Samuel Vilchez Santiago reports $164,865 and Jorge Malavet reports $14,142, a gap of $150,723. Of what Samuel Vilchez Santiago reports, 77% came from individuals and 23% 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.

Samuel Vilchez Santiago

D · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 23% from PACs and 77% from individuals.

77% individuals23% PACs0% other

$165K

raised

Jorge Malavet

R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 99% from PACs and 1% from individuals.

1% individuals99% PACs0% other

$14K

raised

Daisy Morales

D · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$8K

raised

Areeb Gulzar

W · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

raised

Where the money came from

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

No itemized outside money by sector is on file yet.

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

28%72%

28% PACs72% individuals0% other

The tale of the tape

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

Samuel Vilchez Santiago D · challenger SS	vs	JM Jorge Malavet R · challenger
$165K	Raised	$14K
$0	Cash on hand	$0
23%	From PACs	99%
77%	From individuals	1%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
No	Incumbent	No