2026 United States general electionFlorida

U.S. House: Florida's 19th 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: Byron Donalds (Republican)
FEC: Florida's 19th district 2026 Official source
Florida's 19th 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 19th district
FEC: Florida's 19th district 2026 Official source
Florida's 19th 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.

Byron Donalds

Republican

FEC: DONALDS, BYRON Official source

DONALDS, BYRON, Republican Party, House FL district 19: FEC candidate H2FL14186, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: DONALDS, BYRON Official source

DONALDS, BYRON, Republican Party, House FL district 19: FEC candidate H2FL14186, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Incumbent

Raised: $738K
FEC: DONALDS, BYRON Official source
Receipts $738,092, disbursements $2,143,626, cash on hand $334,476 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $2.1M
On hand: $334K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

James Oberweis

Republican

FEC: OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. Official source

OBERWEIS, JAMES MR., Republican Party, House FL district 19: FEC candidate H6FL19129, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. Official source

OBERWEIS, JAMES MR., Republican Party, House FL district 19: FEC candidate H6FL19129, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $5.3M
FEC: OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. Official source
Receipts $5,326,140, disbursements $3,081,609, cash on hand $2,244,531 through 2026-07-29
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $3.1M
On hand: $2.2M

FEC filings through 29 July 2026.

Chris Collins

Republican

FEC: COLLINS, CHRIS Official source

COLLINS, CHRIS, Republican Party, House FL district 19: FEC candidate H6FL19228, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: COLLINS, CHRIS Official source

COLLINS, CHRIS, Republican Party, House FL district 19: FEC candidate H6FL19228, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $3.4M
FEC: COLLINS, CHRIS Official source
Receipts $3,410,000, disbursements $2,462,420, cash on hand $947,580 through 2026-07-29
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $2.5M
On hand: $948K

FEC filings through 29 July 2026.

Jim Schwartzel

Republican

FEC: SCHWARTZEL, JIM Official source

SCHWARTZEL, JIM, Republican Party, House FL district 19: FEC candidate H6FL19137, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: SCHWARTZEL, JIM Official source

SCHWARTZEL, JIM, Republican Party, House FL district 19: FEC candidate H6FL19137, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $2.1M
FEC: SCHWARTZEL, JIM Official source
Receipts $2,065,485, disbursements $1,883,586, cash on hand $181,899 through 2026-07-29
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $1.9M
On hand: $182K

FEC filings through 29 July 2026.

Catalina Lauf

Republican

FEC: LAUF, CATALINA Official source

LAUF, CATALINA, Republican Party, House FL district 19: FEC candidate H6FL19186, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: LAUF, CATALINA Official source

LAUF, CATALINA, Republican Party, House FL district 19: FEC candidate H6FL19186, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $1.7M
FEC: LAUF, CATALINA Official source
Receipts $1,674,013, disbursements $1,571,183, cash on hand $102,830 through 2026-07-29
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $1.6M
On hand: $103K

FEC filings through 29 July 2026.

Madison Cawthorn

Republican

FEC: CAWTHORN, MADISON Official source

CAWTHORN, MADISON, Republican Party, House FL district 19: FEC candidate H6FL19178, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Filed with the FEC

FEC: CAWTHORN, MADISON Official source

CAWTHORN, MADISON, Republican Party, House FL district 19: FEC candidate H6FL19178, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $875K
FEC: CAWTHORN, MADISON Official source
Receipts $874,630, disbursements $728,436, cash on hand $146,194 through 2026-07-29
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $728K
On hand: $146K

FEC filings through 29 July 2026.

9 more filings

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Ola Nesheswat Hawatmeh	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$392K	$100K
John Strand	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$135K	$3,452
Mike Pedersen	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$75K	$12K
Victor M. Arias	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$58K	$19K
Howard Lee Sapp	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$54K	-$1,710
Gregory Bukowski	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$21K	$2,575
Robert M. Neeld Jr	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$15K	$4,045
Linda J Sawyer	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$12K	$161
Seth Haskin	No party affiliation	Filed with the FEC	$8,000	$775

Sources

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

FEC: Florida's 19th district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: ARIAS, VICTOR M.Official source fec.gov
FEC: BUKOWSKI, GREGORYOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: CAWTHORN, MADISONOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: COLLINS, CHRISOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: DONALDS, BYRONOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: HASKIN, SETHOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: HAWATMEH, OLA NESHESWATOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: LAUF, CATALINAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: NEELD, ROBERT M. JR.Official source fec.gov
FEC: OBERWEIS, JAMES MR.Official source fec.gov
FEC: PEDERSEN, MIKEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SAPP, HOWARD LEEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SAWYER, LINDA JOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SCHWARTZEL, JIMOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: STRAND, JOHNOfficial source fec.gov
fec.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source

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U.S. House: Florida's 19th district

The seat

Candidates

Byron Donalds

James Oberweis

Chris Collins

Jim Schwartzel

Catalina Lauf

Madison Cawthorn

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