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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Thomas E. Colonel Chalifoux Jr.

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 9
Filing address
Orlando, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
CHALIFOUX, THOMAS E. COLONEL JR.
Next election
Primary August 18, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Florida with the 2026 district highlighted

Florida, District 9

FEC page

RepublicanU.S. House · Florida District 9ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4FL09182 · Principal campaign committee: CHALIFOUX FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Florida District 9$3,155,928.75Lost primary
2023–2024U.S. House · Florida District 9$2,684,792.44Lost the general election (42.6%)
Total raised$3,155,928.75
Total spent$3,687,317.83
Cash on hand$71,818.81
Debts owed by the campaign$3,812,815.75
Loans from the candidate$3,003,713.19

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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: $84,393.34Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $3,004,136.63Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $67,398.78
  • Individual contributions$84,393.343%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,004,136.6395%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$67,398.782%

Self-funding: $3,004,136.63 (95% of money raised): $423.44 given and $3,003,713.19 lent by the candidate. $1,712,899.84 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$36,068.2243%
  • Contributions over $200$48,325.1257%
  • Itemized from inside Florida$48,448.6997%
  • Itemized from other states$1,614.483%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$2.7M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $5,385.37APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $1,575.00JULY QUARTERLY: raised $6.90JULY QUARTERLY: spent $601,358.59OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $2,001,409.69OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $825.00YEAR-END: raised $16,447.41YEAR-END: spent $23,660.68APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $276,126.62APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $133,124.81JULY QUARTERLY: raised $828,152.92JULY QUARTERLY: spent $253,488.70PRE-PRIMARY: raised $12,208.19PRE-PRIMARY: spent $762,656.16OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $16,191.65OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $1,910,628.892025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Thomas E. Colonel Chalifoux Jr.$0.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Thomas E. Colonel Chalifoux Jr.$97,411.08

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 10 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Thomas E. Colonel Chalifoux Jr. (R)$3,155,928.75$71,818.812026-09-30
Darren Soto (D)$3,652,279.81$249,994.672026-10-14
Dan Green (R)$2,692,713.23$449,959.752026-10-14
Jorge Martinez (R)$1,015,655.55$0.002026-10-12
Benjamin Ben Butler (R)$460,648.70$1,000.002026-09-30
Howard Steven Rance (R)$157,591.17$0.002026-09-18
Justin Story (R)$94,509.17$0.002026-09-30
Jorge Antonio Malavet (R)$27,816.89$38.842026-06-30
Gregory Marcus Carter (R)$22,565.05$1,279.322026-08-25

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLean ROctober 16, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLikely RSeptember 11, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLikely RSeptember 17, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RSeptember 22, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
SEA Polling (D)October 10–15, 2026— (LV)± 4.9%Darren Soto 44% · Dan Green 44%
SEA Polling (D)August 24–30, 2026400 (RV)± 4.9%Darren Soto 41% · Dan Green 41%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida (retrieved October 22, 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: CHALIFOUX FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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