Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Ford O'Connell

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 19
Filing address
Naples, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
O'CONNELL, FORD
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Florida with the 2020 district highlighted

Florida, District 19

RepublicanU.S. House · Florida District 19Open seatRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H0FL19171 · Principal campaign committee: FORD FOR FLORIDA

Total raised$377,171.00
Total spent$350,591.87
Cash on hand$26,579.13
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$200,000.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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

Individual contributions: $176,671.00PACs and other committees: $500.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $200,000.00
  • Individual contributions$176,671.0047%
  • PACs and other committees$500.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$200,000.0053%

Self-funding: $200,000.00 (53% of money raised): $0.00 given and $200,000.00 lent by the candidate. $200,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 19, 2020 · 11 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Ford O'Connell (R)$377,171.00$26,579.132020-12-31
Casey Askar (R)$7,259,691.99$156.752020-12-31
William Matthew Figlesthaler (R)$2,800,173.95$1,906.412020-12-31
Randy Henderson (R)$294,116.22$5,023.702020-09-18
David Holden (D)$237,314.56$38.982020-12-31
Cindy Lyn Banyai (D)$214,750.44$11,319.992020-12-31
Daniel Mark Severson (R)$142,554.20$0.002020-09-21
Darren Dione Aquino (R)$126,820.06$41,686.572020-12-31
Heather Fitzenhagen (R)$116,835.76$0.002020-09-30
Daniel Kowal (R)$60,700.00$29,649.322020-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • FiveThirtyEightSafe ROctober 15, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe RJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoSafe RApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe RJune 3, 2020
  • RCPSafe RJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 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: FORD FOR FLORIDA.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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