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Florida · House of Representatives · District 43 · 2026

Florida House of Representatives District 43 race

General election in 86 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.

Democrat Samuel Vilchez Santiago has raised about $155K, more than 12 times any rival.

Daisy Morales reports 100% of campaign money from individuals.

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.

SS

Samuel Vilchez Santiago

D
D · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 22% from PACs and 78% from individuals.

78% individuals22% PACs0% other
$155K
raised
JM

Jorge Malavet

R
R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 98% from PACs and 2% from individuals.

2% individuals98% PACs0% other
$13K
raised
DM

Daisy Morales

D
D · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$8K
raised
AG

Areeb Gulzar

W
W · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
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.

27%73%
27% PACs73% 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
$155K
Raised
$13K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
22%
From PACs
98%
78%
From individuals
2%
Too few to rank
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
No
Incumbent
No