Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Ryan Elijah

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 7
Filing address
Sanford, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ELIJAH, RYAN
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 7

RepublicanU.S. House · Florida District 7ChallengerGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H6FL07231 · Principal campaign committee: RYAN ELIJAH FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$818,460.20
Total spent$645,454.08
Cash on hand$173,006.12
Debts owed by the campaign$125,589.80
Loans from the candidate$134,000.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 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: $520,460.20PACs and other committees: $125,500.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $134,100.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $38,400.00
  • Individual contributions$520,460.2064%
  • PACs and other committees$125,500.0015%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$134,100.0016%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$38,400.005%

Self-funding: $134,100.00 (16% of money raised): $100.00 given and $134,000.00 lent by the candidate. $25,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$21,592.849%
  • Contributions over $200$207,356.1891%
  • Itemized from inside Florida$180,527.9186%
  • Itemized from other states$29,323.8414%

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

Raised and spent over time

$347K$0 JULY QUARTERLY: raised $301,661.75JULY QUARTERLY: spent $33,790.78PRE-PRIMARY: raised $54,293.71PRE-PRIMARY: spent $136,010.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $347,193.91OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $300,254.042026-062026-072026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

6 committees reported giving $22,500.00 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 7, 2026 · 12 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Ryan Elijah (R)$818,460.20$173,006.122026-10-14
Bale Dalton (D)$2,334,663.82$202,253.892026-10-14
Cory Mills (R)$899,203.02$63,620.062026-09-30
Alan Mark Grayson (D)$743,096.82$154,161.352026-09-30
Marialana Kinter (D)$606,215.14$0.002026-10-14
Michael Johnson (R)$63,245.71$8,009.602026-09-30
Jennifer Adams (D)$35,056.07$5,136.722025-06-30
Sarah Ulrich (R)$19,775.70$0.002026-09-30
Christopher Allen Dennison (L)$10,500.00$60.002026-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLean RAugust 21, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLikely RAugust 13, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLikely RAugust 20, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RAugust 10, 2026
  • The EconomistLikely DAugust 19, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
DCCCOctober 17–19, 2026414 (LV)± 4.8%Ryan Elijah 45% · Bale Dalton 45%
Public Policy Polling (D)May 20–21, 2026570 (RV)± 4.1%Cory Mills 39% · Bale Dalton 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: RYAN ELIJAH 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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