Aaron Bean
RIncumbentFEC H2FL04211
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Raised this cycle$2.7M
Cash on hand: $578K
2026 race
FL-04 — U.S. House
4 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Aaron Bean.
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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
$3.6M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
LaShonda "L.J." Holloway
DChallengerFEC H6FL05193
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Raised this cycle$59K
Cash on hand: $44K
Mike Sell
IChallengerFEC H6FL04246
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Raised this cycle$24K
Cash on hand: $5K
Todd Schaefer
IChallengerFEC H4FL04068
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
3 defeated candidates — show
Michael Kirwan
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6FL04220
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Raised this cycle$743K
Cash on hand: $163K
Brittney Robinson
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6FL04204
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Raised this cycle$34K
Cash on hand: $5K
Ricky Patric Knoles
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6FL04188
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Raised this cycle$5K
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal
Early read on FL-04 — 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.
Aaron Beanleans negative
0 pos0 neutral2 neg2 articles
LaShonda "L.J." Hollowaylimited 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
$3.6M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$3.5M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$4K
$4K for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Bean(R)incumbent | $2.7M | — | — | $2.7M |
LaShonda "L.J." Holloway(D) | $59K | — | — | $59K |
Mike Sell | $24K | — | — | $24K |
Todd Schaefer | $0 | — | — | $0 |
3 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Kirwan(D)defeated + FLORIDIANS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT JAXPAC $4K | $743K | $4K | — | $747K |
Brittney Robinson(D)defeated | $34K | — | — | $34K |
Ricky Patric Knoles(D)defeated | $5K | — | — | $5K |
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.
Aaron Bean(R)69% in-state · $991K itemized
$680K in-state$311K out-of-state
LaShonda "L.J." Holloway(D)72% in-state · $36K itemized
$25K in-state$10K out-of-state
Mike Sell79% in-state · $14K itemized
$11K in-state$3K out-of-state
2 defeated candidates — show
Michael Kirwan(D)defeated84% in-state · $449K itemized
$375K in-state$74K out-of-state
Brittney Robinson(D)defeated59% in-state · $15K itemized
$9K in-state$6K 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 | Bean | Holloway | Sell | Schaefer | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised. | — | ||||
Foreign Policy The U.S. should spend more on the military. | — | ||||
Healthcare The government should provide healthcare for everyone. | — | ||||
Housing The government should spend more building affordable housing. | — | ||||
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. | — | ||||
Governance & Other Federal elections should use ranked-choice voting. | — | ||||
Trade Presidents should be able to impose broad tariffs unilaterally under emergency powers (IEEPA-style authority). | — | ||||
Veterans The VA should cover more veterans and more health conditions. | — |
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.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.