Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Sandra (sandy) Denise Kennedy

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 8
Filing address
Cocoa, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
KENNEDY, SANDRA (SANDY) DENISE MS. ESQ
Next election
General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Florida with the 2024 district highlighted

Florida, District 8

DemocraticU.S. House · Florida District 8ChallengerLost the general election (37.8%)

FEC candidate ID H4FL08143 · Principal campaign committee: SANDY KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$37,566.32
Total spent$36,811.93
Cash on hand$754.39
Debts owed by the campaign$18,188.05
Loans from the candidate$18,188.05

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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: $17,234.10PACs and other committees: $2,144.17Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $18,188.05
  • Individual contributions$17,234.1046%
  • PACs and other committees$2,144.176%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$18,188.0548%

Self-funding: $18,188.05 (48% of money raised): $0.00 given and $18,188.05 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 8, 2024 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Sandra (sandy) Denise Kennedy (D)$37,566.32$754.392024-12-31
Mike Haridopolos (UNK)$1,759,340.70$258,162.832024-12-31
Bill Posey (R)$499,475.78$100,216.542024-12-31
John L Hearton (R)$379,855.51$17,602.932024-12-31
Joseph Babits (R)$155,803.15$0.002024-09-11
Brian Jones (R)$77,058.52$72,354.832024-07-18
Daniel McDow (D)$72,559.30$0.002024-11-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RSeptember 7, 2023
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RJuly 28, 2023
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RSeptember 7, 2023
  • Elections DailySafe RSeptember 7, 2023
  • CNalysisSolid RNovember 16, 2023

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: SANDY KENNEDY 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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