2026 United States general electionFlorida

U.S. House: Florida's 9th district

3 November 2026

The Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in November, in every even numbered year, is established as the day for the election

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

fec.gov Official source

General Election Date 11/03/2026

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

in 26 days

The seat

Held by: Darren Soto (Democratic)
FEC: Florida's 9th district 2026 Official source
Florida's 9th district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election: 2026 United States general election - 3 November 2026
Seat: Florida's 9th district
FEC: Florida's 9th district 2026 Official source
Florida's 9th district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Candidates

No nominee is confirmed from a source yet. These are the candidates who filed for this seat, most money raised first. Filing is not winning a primary.

Darren Soto

Democratic

FEC: SOTO, DARREN Official source

SOTO, DARREN, Democratic Party, House FL district 09: FEC candidate H6FL09179, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: SOTO, DARREN Official source

SOTO, DARREN, Democratic Party, House FL district 09: FEC candidate H6FL09179, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Incumbent

Raised: $2.2M
FEC: SOTO, DARREN Official source
Receipts $2,157,834, disbursements $984,598, cash on hand $1,187,355 through 2026-07-29
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $985K
On hand: $1.2M

FEC filings through 29 July 2026.

Thomas E. Colonel Chalifoux Jr

Republican

FEC: CHALIFOUX, THOMAS E. COLONEL JR. Official source

CHALIFOUX, THOMAS E. COLONEL JR., Republican Party, House FL district 09: FEC candidate H4FL09182, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: CHALIFOUX, THOMAS E. COLONEL JR. Official source

CHALIFOUX, THOMAS E. COLONEL JR., Republican Party, House FL district 09: FEC candidate H4FL09182, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $3.2M
FEC: CHALIFOUX, THOMAS E. COLONEL JR. Official source
Receipts $3,155,929, disbursements $3,687,318, cash on hand $71,819 through 2026-09-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $3.7M
On hand: $72K

FEC filings through 30 September 2026.

Dan Green

Republican

FEC: GREEN, DAN Official source

GREEN, DAN, Republican Party, House FL district 09: FEC candidate H6FL09294, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: GREEN, DAN Official source

GREEN, DAN, Republican Party, House FL district 09: FEC candidate H6FL09294, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $1.3M
FEC: GREEN, DAN Official source
Receipts $1,298,516, disbursements $935,273, cash on hand $363,243 through 2026-07-29
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $935K
On hand: $363K

FEC filings through 29 July 2026.

Jorge Martinez

Republican

FEC: MARTINEZ, JORGE Official source

MARTINEZ, JORGE, Republican Party, House FL district 09: FEC candidate H6FL09286, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: MARTINEZ, JORGE Official source

MARTINEZ, JORGE, Republican Party, House FL district 09: FEC candidate H6FL09286, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $855K
FEC: MARTINEZ, JORGE Official source
Receipts $854,898, disbursements $564,749, cash on hand $290,149 through 2026-07-29
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $565K
On hand: $290K

FEC filings through 29 July 2026.

Benjamin Ben Butler

Republican

FEC: BUTLER, BENJAMIN BEN Official source

BUTLER, BENJAMIN BEN, Republican Party, House FL district 09: FEC candidate H6FL09278, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: BUTLER, BENJAMIN BEN Official source

BUTLER, BENJAMIN BEN, Republican Party, House FL district 09: FEC candidate H6FL09278, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $387K
FEC: BUTLER, BENJAMIN BEN Official source
Receipts $386,673, disbursements $274,398, cash on hand $112,275 through 2026-07-29
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $274K
On hand: $112K

FEC filings through 29 July 2026.

Howard Steven Rance

Republican

FEC: RANCE, HOWARD STEVEN Official source

RANCE, HOWARD STEVEN, Republican Party, House FL district 09: FEC candidate H6FL10185, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: RANCE, HOWARD STEVEN Official source

RANCE, HOWARD STEVEN, Republican Party, House FL district 09: FEC candidate H6FL10185, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $158K
FEC: RANCE, HOWARD STEVEN Official source
Receipts $157,591, disbursements $160,901, cash on hand $0 through 2026-09-18
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $161K
On hand: $0

FEC filings through 18 September 2026.

3 more filings

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Justin Story	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$93K	$37K
Jorge Antonio Malavet	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$28K	$39
Gregory Marcus Carter	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$23K	$1,279

Sources

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

FEC: Florida's 9th district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: BUTLER, BENJAMIN BENOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: CARTER, GREGORY MARCUS MROfficial source fec.gov
FEC: CHALIFOUX, THOMAS E. COLONEL JR.Official source fec.gov
FEC: GREEN, DANOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MALAVET, JORGE ANTONIOOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MARTINEZ, JORGEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: RANCE, HOWARD STEVENOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SOTO, DARRENOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: STORY, JUSTINOfficial source fec.gov
fec.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source

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U.S. House: Florida's 9th district

The seat

Candidates

Darren Soto

Thomas E. Colonel Chalifoux Jr

Dan Green

Jorge Martinez

Benjamin Ben Butler

Howard Steven Rance

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