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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Paul Lyal Dellinger

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 8
Filing address
Rockledge, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
DELLINGER, PAUL LYAL
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 8

FEC page

DemocraticU.S. House · Florida District 8ChallengerRegistered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000

FEC candidate ID H6FL08270 · Principal campaign committee: PAUL LYAL DELLINGER FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$2,705.40
Total spent$570.40
Cash on hand$2,135.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $2,705.40
  • Individual contributions$2,705.40100%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$1,655.4061%
  • Contributions over $200$1,050.0039%
  • Itemized from inside Florida$1,455.06100%
  • Itemized from other states$0.000%

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

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 8, 2026 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Paul Lyal Dellinger (D)$2,705.40$2,135.002025-09-30
Mike Haridopolos (R)$2,049,237.21$482,350.212026-10-14
Jennifer Jenkins (D)$960,174.42$152,722.052026-10-14
Colby Shock (D)$10,840.38$0.002026-05-11

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMay 5, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RApril 10, 2025
  • The EconomistLikely RMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Inquire LLC (R)July 27–29, 2026(LV)–Mike Haridopolos 51% · Jennifer Jenkins 42%
Public Policy Polling (D)July 17–18, 2026633 (RV)± 3.9%Mike Haridopolos 44% · Jennifer Jenkins 35%

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: PAUL LYAL DELLINGER FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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