Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Benjamin Ben Butler
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Florida District 9
- Filing address
- Okeechobee, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BUTLER, BENJAMIN BEN
- Next election
- Primary August 18, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida, District 9
FEC candidate ID H6FL09278 · Principal campaign committee: BUTLER FOR FLORIDA
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$399,674.4187%
- PACs and other committees$54,000.0012%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$6,974.292%
Self-funding: $6,974.29 (2% of money raised): $3,878.77 given and $3,095.52 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$13,254.104%
- Contributions over $200$344,870.6396%
- Itemized from inside Florida$331,647.9396%
- Itemized from other states$14,057.034%
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
10 committees reported giving $32,000.00 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.
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SOUTHEAST MILK INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN GRIT PACPAC$5,000.00
- GREG STEUBE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- GETTING REPUBLICANS ELECTED FOR GENERATIONS PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- BOLD ACTION PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GREATER TOMORROW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- VALOR PACLeadership PAC$500.00
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Ben Butler (R) | $460,648.70 | $1,000.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Darren Soto (D) | $3,652,279.81 | $249,994.67 | 2026-10-14 |
| Thomas E. Colonel Chalifoux Jr. (R) | $3,155,928.75 | $71,818.81 | 2026-09-30 |
| Dan Green (R) | $2,692,713.23 | $449,959.75 | 2026-10-14 |
| Jorge Martinez (R) | $1,015,655.55 | $0.00 | 2026-10-12 |
| Howard Steven Rance (R) | $157,591.17 | $0.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| Justin Story (R) | $94,509.17 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jorge Antonio Malavet (R) | $27,816.89 | $38.84 | 2026-06-30 |
| Gregory Marcus Carter (R) | $22,565.05 | $1,279.32 | 2026-08-25 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA Polling (D) | October 10–15, 2026 | — (LV) | ± 4.9% | Darren Soto 44% · Dan Green 44% |
| SEA Polling (D) | August 24–30, 2026 | 400 (RV) | ± 4.9% | Darren Soto 41% · Dan Green 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: BUTLER FOR FLORIDA.
- 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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