Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
James Scott Trotter
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Florida District 1
- Filing address
- Pensacola, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- TROTTER, JAMES SCOTT
- Next election
- Primary August 18, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida, District 1
FEC candidate ID H6FL01408 · Principal campaign committee: TROTTER ELECTION COMMITTEE
2025–2026 cycle totals through March 31, 2025, 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.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history appears here after the next data refresh with FEC report data.
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 1 (special election), 2026 · 19 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Scott Trotter (R) | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2025-03-31 |
| Joel Rudman (R) | $125,819.67 | $0.00 | 2025-02-24 |
| Michael Thompson (R) | $86,975.70 | −$25,000.00 | 2025-06-30 |
| Jeff Peacock (R) | $29,098.50 | $0.00 | 2025-03-31 |
| Stephen Broden (I) | $19,541.21 | $0.00 | 2025-06-16 |
| Stephen Edward Broden (I) | $19,541.21 | $0.00 | 2025-06-16 |
| Kevin James Gaffney (R) | $13,575.00 | $901.97 | 2026-08-07 |
| Gregory Charles Merk (R) | $12,700.00 | −$4,350.00 | 2025-01-28 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
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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: TROTTER ELECTION COMMITTEE.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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