Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Gregory Charles Charles Merk
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Florida District 1
- Filing address
- Pensacola, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MERK, GREGORY CHARLES CHARLES
- Next election
- Primary August 23, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida, District 1
FEC candidate ID H0FL01146 · Principal campaign committee: GREGORY MERK FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Florida District 1 | $12,700.00 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Florida District 1 | $11,000.00 | Lost primary |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Florida District 1 | $20,046.08 | Lost primary |
2021–2022 cycle totals through November 8, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$11,000.00100%
Self-funding: $11,000.00 (100% of money raised): $0.00 given and $11,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 1, 2022 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Charles Charles Merk (R) | $11,000.00 | $0.00 | 2022-11-08 |
| Matt Gaetz (R) | $6,727,002.23 | $569,434.95 | 2022-12-31 |
| Rebekah Jones (D) | $980,885.53 | −$541.30 | 2022-12-31 |
| Mark Lombardo (R) | $789,690.00 | $0.00 | 2022-09-30 |
| Bryan Christopher Jones (R) | $103,213.42 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| Margaret Ann Schiller (D) | $43,792.06 | $63.55 | 2022-12-31 |
| Phillip Charles Ehr (D) | $19,032.13 | $5,619.86 | 2021-12-31 |
| Ralph John Mills III (R) | $6,700.00 | $310.91 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Listener Group/The Political Matrix (R) | September 22–26, 2022 | 618 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Matt Gaetz 41% · Rebekah Jones 39% |
| The Listener Group/The Political Matrix (R) | February 25 – March 8, 2022 | 432 (LV) | ± 4.3% | Matt Gaetz 47% · Rebekah Jones 53% |
| The Listener Group/The Political Matrix (R) | October 8–28, 2021 | 532 (LV) | ± 4.3% | Matt Gaetz 42% · Rebekah Jones 34% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: GREGORY MERK FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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