Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Matthew Montavon

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 17
Filing address
Fort Myers, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MONTAVON, MATTHEW
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 17

DemocraticU.S. House · Florida District 17ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4FL17060 · Principal campaign committee: MONTAVON FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Florida District 17$156,274.33General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Florida District 17$69,457.10Lost primary
Total raised$69,457.10
Total spent$69,136.07
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$20,000.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through September 30, 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: $27,792.65Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $41,664.45
  • Individual contributions$27,792.6540%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$41,664.4560%

Self-funding: $41,664.45 (60% of money raised): $21,664.45 given and $20,000.00 lent by the candidate. $20,000.00 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 17, 2024 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Matthew Montavon (D)$69,457.10$0.002024-09-30
Greg Steube (R)$1,735,999.36$1,591,295.802024-12-31
Manny Lopez (D)$69,448.01$0.002024-12-31

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: MONTAVON 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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