Jimmy Patronis
RIncumbentFEC H6FL01390
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Raised this cycle$4.5M
Cash on hand: $939K
2026 race
FL-01 — U.S. House
3 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Jimmy Patronis.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections.
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Disclosed money in race
$7.6M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Gay Valimont
DChallengerFEC H4FL01197
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Raised this cycle$296K
Cash on hand: $35K
Tyler L. Davis
IChallengerFEC H6FL01549
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
9 defeated candidates — show
John Frankman
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6FL01523
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Raised this cycle$149K
Cash on hand: $3K
Joel Rudman
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H4FL01288
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Raised this cycle$126K
Cash on hand: $0
Douglas Connor Chico
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6FL01515
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Raised this cycle$98K
Cash on hand: $884
Michael Thompson
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6FL01275
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Raised this cycle$87K
Cash on hand: −$25K
Aaron Dimmock
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H4FL01213
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Raised this cycle$51K
Cash on hand: $157
Jeff Peacock
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6FL01432
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Raised this cycle$29K
Cash on hand: $0
Ralph John Mills
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6FL01143
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Raised this cycle$18K
Cash on hand: $737
Kevin James Gaffney
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6FL01358
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Raised this cycle$14K
Cash on hand: $902
Gregory Charles Merk
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H0FL01146
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Raised this cycle$13K
Cash on hand: −$4K
Local signal
Early read on FL-01 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Jimmy Patronismixed
0 pos3 neutral0 neg3 articles
Gay Valimontlimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$7.6M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$5.3M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$2.2M
$2.2M for · $47K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Patronis(R)incumbent + CONSERVATIVE FUTURE FUND $1.2M + DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $559K + AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION $167K − CENTER FOR VOTER INFORMATION (CVI) $42K − TURN LEFT PAC $5K | $4.5M | $2.1M | $47K | $6.5M |
Gay Valimont(D) + CONGRESS MAJORITY PAC $42K + NATIONAL GROUND GAME PAC $39K + THE PROGRESS COALITION $10K | $296K | $96K | — | $392K |
Tyler L. Davis | $0 | — | — | $0 |
9 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Frankman(R)defeated | $149K | — | — | $149K |
Joel Rudman(R)defeated | $126K | — | — | $126K |
Douglas Connor Chico(R)defeated | $98K | — | — | $98K |
Michael Thompson(R)defeated | $87K | — | — | $87K |
Aaron Dimmock(R)defeated | $51K | — | — | $51K |
Jeff Peacock(R)defeated | $29K | — | — | $29K |
Ralph John Mills(R)defeated | $18K | — | — | $18K |
Kevin James Gaffney(R)defeated | $14K | — | — | $14K |
Gregory Charles Merk(R)defeated | $13K | — | — | $13K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside FL versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Jimmy Patronis(R)80% in-state · $2.6M itemized
$2.1M in-state$502K out-of-state
Gay Valimont(D)83% in-state · $65K itemized
$54K in-state$11K out-of-state
9 defeated candidates — show
John Frankman(R)defeated42% in-state · $39K itemized
$16K in-state$23K out-of-state
Joel Rudman(R)defeated88% in-state · $84K itemized
$74K in-state$10K out-of-state
Douglas Connor Chico(R)defeated85% in-state · $33K itemized
$28K in-state$5K out-of-state
Michael Thompson(R)defeated61% in-state · $29K itemized
$18K in-state$11K out-of-state
Aaron Dimmock(R)defeated66% in-state · $22K itemized
$15K in-state$8K out-of-state
Jeff Peacock(R)defeated52% in-state · $11K itemized
$6K in-state$5K out-of-state
Ralph John Mills(R)defeated0% in-state · $1K itemized
$0 in-state$1K out-of-state
Kevin James Gaffney(R)defeated100% in-state · $12K itemized
$12K in-state$0 out-of-state
Gregory Charles Merk(R)defeated100% in-state · $1K itemized
$1K in-state$0 out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Patronis | Valimont | Davis | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Criminal Justice The federal government should send more money to local police departments. | — | |||
Economy Tariffs on foreign goods should be used to protect American jobs. | — | |||
Guns All gun sales — including private ones — should require a background check. | — | |||
Guns Federal law should authorize court-issued red-flag orders allowing temporary firearm removal from people deemed a danger. | — | |||
Healthcare Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. | — | |||
Housing The government should spend more building affordable housing. | — | |||
Immigration People who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children should have a path to citizenship. | — | |||
Labor Federal labor law should make it easier for workers to form unions (PRO Act-style reforms). | — | |||
Governance & Other Outside political spending — from PACs and super PACs — should be limited more strictly. | — | |||
Social Security Future workers should have to wait longer to collect full Social Security. | — | |||
Social Security Workers should be able to invest part of their Social Security in the stock market. | — | |||
Trade Federal procurement should give strong preference to U.S.-made goods, even at higher cost. | — | |||
Veterans The VA should cover more veterans and more health conditions. | — | |||
Veterans Veterans should be able to use VA benefits at any doctor, not just VA hospitals. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
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