Florida District 19

FL-19 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary election: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Byron Donalds
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+18

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Byron Donalds

Byron Donalds Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $721,353
Cash on Hand: $447,378
Howard Sapp

Howard Sapp

Democrat
Total Raised: $52,432
Cash on Hand: $-682

Robert Neeld

Democrat
Total Raised: $15,000
Cash on Hand: $4,312

Victor Arias

Democrat
Total Raised: $25,798
Cash on Hand: $11,963

Seth Haskin

O
Total Raised: $8,000
Cash on Hand: $775

Catalina Lauf

Republican
Total Raised: $1,478,808
Cash on Hand: $547,230

Chris Collins

Republican
Total Raised: $2,610,000
Cash on Hand: $1,510,921

Gregory Bukowski

Republican
Total Raised: $20,851
Cash on Hand: $9,476
James Oberweis

James Oberweis

Republican
Total Raised: $5,318,817
Cash on Hand: $2,609,955
Jim Schwartzel

Jim Schwartzel

Republican
Total Raised: $1,946,721
Cash on Hand: $625,454

John Strand

Republican
Total Raised: $122,888
Cash on Hand: $14,939

Linda Sawyer

Republican
Total Raised: $10,550
Cash on Hand: $52
Madison Cawthorn

Madison Cawthorn

Republican
Total Raised: $861,654
Cash on Hand: $339,119

Mike Pedersen

Republican
Total Raised: $70,548
Cash on Hand: $11,802
Ola Hawatmeh

Ola Hawatmeh

Republican
Total Raised: $387,998
Cash on Hand: $164,644

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 FL-19 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 FL-19 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

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