With every campaign finance report, the 2026 midterm field comes into clearer focus.
More than a year from the general election, candidates up and down the ballot are already raising millions of dollars.
The quarterly filings, which appeared on a state database late Friday, show who’s got momentum in key statewide races — and which powerful interests will likely have a seat at the table during the next administration.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is term limited, meaning he can’t run for reelection in 2026.
As would be expected in what is now a solid red state, Republicans dominated the fundraising. The Republican Party of Florida raised more than $6.2 million, while the Florida Democratic Party raised about $540,000. The frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for governor, David Jolly, garner