Florida 18th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Scott FranklinIncumbent
$1.03M
DCurtis Gibson
$14K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Scott Franklin	R	$1,026,404	$0	$0	60%
Curtis Gibson	D	$13,785	$0	$0	—

$1.04M

Raised by candidates

$636K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Scott Franklin (R)	$1.03M^†	$367K	$378K	60%	63%	$625K^†	314
Curtis Gibson (D)	$14K^†	$2K	$0	—	100%	$11K^†	0

† The FEC's official total. Poliscope's figure disagreed (usually a report it has not loaded yet), so the other columns for that candidate may cover an earlier period.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.Provisional

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Scott Franklin

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.03M
Small-dollar: 60%
In-state: 63%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed byAIPAC The NRA Realtors PAC Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying Accepted gifts or sponsored travel Small-dollar funded

Curtis Gibson

D Democrat

Raised: $14K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 100%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.