John Rutherford
RIncumbentFEC H6FL04105
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Raised this cycle$528K
Cash on hand: $407K
All Florida races
2026 race
FL-05 — U.S. House
5 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: John Rutherford.
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Election day
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$745K
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Rachel Grage
DChallengerFEC H6FL05250
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Raised this cycle$161K
Cash on hand: $95K
Mark Peter Heggestad
DChallengerFEC H6FL05235
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Raised this cycle$25K
Cash on hand: $12K
Mark Kaye
RChallengerFEC H6FL05201
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Raised this cycle$22K
Cash on hand: $11K
Alexander Hazen
DChallengerFEC H6FL05284
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Raised this cycle$9K
Cash on hand: $4K
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.
Total disclosed
$745K
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$745K
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$0
No outside spending reported yet.
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Rutherford(R)incumbent | $528K | — | — | $528K |
Rachel Grage(D) | $161K | — | — | $161K |
Mark Peter Heggestad(D) | $25K | — | — | $25K |
Mark Kaye(R) | $22K | — | — | $22K |
Alexander Hazen(D) | $9K | — | — | $9K |
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.
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.
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