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2026 Florida District 19 House Election

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About this race

No current officeholder is running — the seat will have a new winner. This district usually votes strongly Republican. Seth Haskin, an independent, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, but the exact amount is still being confirmed. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.

Key issues in Florida

Major issues facing Florida, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Jim Schwartzel Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,065,485 raised · $1,883,586 spent · $181,899 cash on hand through Jul 29, 2026
Focus: Conservative fighter for Southwest Florida backing Trump's America First agenda

Victor Arias Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$57,816 raised · $38,669 spent · $19,147 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Lowering grocery prices, cutting veteran red tape, protecting water quality

Seth Haskin Independent Nominee

AIPAC-linkedamount under verification
FundVoter lists an AIPAC-linked FEC record for this candidate; the dollar amount is still under verification.
2026 fundraising (FEC)$8,000 raised · $7,225 spent · $775 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Strict constitutionalist restoring limited, accountable government

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Jim Schwartzel RVictor Arias DSeth Haskin I
Raised$2.1M$58K$8K
Individuals$1M48%$27K47%$0
PACs & parties$10K0%$750%$0
Self-funded$1.1M51%$30K53%$8K100%
Other$5K0%$0$0
AIPAC-linked*———
Outside spending†———

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Jim Schwartzel 283 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.1M
Campaign spent$1.9M
Cash on hand$182K
FEC 2026 through 07/29/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals48%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding51%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Self-funded$67K
  • Individual$7K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 283 donors. The other 233 gave $597K combined.

Plus $76K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Jim Schwartzel’s full FEC filings →

Victor Arias 28 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$58K
Campaign spent$39K
Cash on hand$19K
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals47%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding53%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$3K
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  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$850
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Plus $9K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Victor Arias’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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