Florida · House of Representatives · District 71 · 2026

Florida House of Representatives District 71 race

General election in 86 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Florida House of Representatives District 71 race

Melton Little has raised more than 5 times the next candidate.

Republican Melton Little has raised about $275K, more than 5 times any rival.

Melton Little 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.

Melton Little

R · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$275K

raised

Jordan Varnadore

R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 25% from PACs and 75% from individuals.

75% individuals25% PACs0% other

$59K

raised

Ocean Fitts

D · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 26% from PACs and 74% from individuals.

74% individuals26% PACs0% other

$5K

raised

Dylan Paul Modarelli

R · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$3K

raised

Joseph Hoolihan

N · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$2K

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.

95%

5% PACs95% individuals0% other

The tale of the tape

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

Melton Little R · challenger ML	vs	JV Jordan Varnadore R · challenger
$275K	Raised	$59K
$0	Cash on hand	$0
0%	From PACs	25%
100%	From individuals	75%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
No	Incumbent	No