Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Robert Anthony Rocky Rochford

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 14
Filing address
Thonotossasa, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ROCHFORD, ROBERT ANTHONY ROCKY CAPT
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 14

RepublicanU.S. House · Florida District 14ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4FL14117 · Principal campaign committee: ROBERT A -ROCKY- ROCHFORD FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Florida District 14$277,770.20Lost primary
2023–2024U.S. House · Florida District 14$72,882.58Lost the general election (41.6%)
Total raised$277,770.20
Total spent$254,284.41
Cash on hand$25,665.35
Debts owed by the campaign$153,934.37
Loans from the candidate$0.00

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: $127,770.20Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $150,000.00
  • Individual contributions$127,770.2046%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$150,000.0054%

Self-funding: $150,000.00 (54% of money raised): $150,000.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$1,796.002%
  • Contributions over $200$115,000.0098%
  • Itemized from inside Florida$58,751.0051%
  • Itemized from other states$56,249.0049%

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

Raised and spent over time

$202K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $140.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $45.00JULY QUARTERLY: raised $6,870.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $6,770.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $45.00YEAR-END: raised $15,980.00YEAR-END: spent $8,498.50APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $39,395.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $28,068.70JULY QUARTERLY: raised $202,276.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $59,347.46PRE-PRIMARY: raised $2,135.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $61,393.65OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $10,974.20OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $90,116.102025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $2,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 14, 2026 · 17 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Robert Anthony Rocky Rochford (R)$277,770.20$25,665.352026-09-30
Kathy Castor (D)$4,930,537.26$577,435.342026-10-14
Mike Beltran (R)$2,731,427.99$1,731,517.722026-10-14
Kevin Steele (R)$2,647,978.95$9,956.452026-09-30
Bea Valenti (R)$238,795.00$390.452026-09-30
John Peters (R)$203,331.69$0.002026-09-30
Daniel Weldon (R)$114,915.95$20,770.422026-09-30
Ergin Aka Batman Tek (R)$41,646.76$1,231.302026-09-30
Shay Williams (R)$23,443.03$0.002026-07-11
Michael Marcel (R)$19,400.00$0.002026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLean DAugust 28, 2026
  • The EconomistSafe DAugust 28, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
St. Pete PollsJuly 14–15, 2026469 (LV)± 4.5%Kathy Castor 46% · Mike Beltran 38%
St. Pete PollsJuly 14–15, 2026469 (LV)± 4.5%Kathy Castor 46% · Kevin Steele 39%

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: ROBERT A -ROCKY- ROCHFORD 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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