Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Glenn Keith Pearson

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 16
Filing address
Ellenton, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
PEARSON, GLENN KEITH MR
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 16

DemocraticU.S. House · Florida District 16Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6FL16109 · Principal campaign committee: GLENN PEARSON FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$50,829.93
Total spent$53,022.60
Cash on hand−$869.58
Debts owed by the campaign$1,043.90
Loans from the candidate$4,000.00

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: $46,529.93PACs and other committees: $200.00Party committees: $100.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $4,000.00
  • Individual contributions$46,529.9392%
  • PACs and other committees$200.000%
  • Party committees$100.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$4,000.008%

Self-funding: $4,000.00 (8% of money raised): $0.00 given and $4,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$19,204.9341%
  • Contributions over $200$27,325.0059%
  • Itemized from inside Florida$25,467.4784%
  • Itemized from other states$4,950.0016%

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

Raised and spent over time

$21K$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $4,634.99OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $5,343.40YEAR-END: raised $4,340.00YEAR-END: spent $4,954.68APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $21,112.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $12,620.86JULY QUARTERLY: raised $11,289.47JULY QUARTERLY: spent $11,002.12PRE-PRIMARY: raised $6,268.47PRE-PRIMARY: spent $9,729.23OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $3,185.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $9,372.312025-092025-122026-032026-062026-072026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 16, 2026 · 10 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Glenn Keith Pearson (D)$50,829.93−$869.582026-09-30
Sydney Gruters (R)$1,618,888.17$252,497.062026-10-14
Vernon Buchanan (R)$932,898.32$936,493.322026-10-14
Kelly Kirschner (D)$876,363.29$261,139.072026-10-14
Tamika Lyles (D)$122,214.63$0.002026-09-30
Jonathan Harris (D)$85,555.37$28,868.142026-07-29
Mark Davis (NPA)$66,969.03$1,699.422026-10-14
Jan Schneider (D)$62,008.17$75,074.692026-09-30
Edward Peter Pope (R)$49,247.80$26,783.292026-07-29
Jason Edward Speir (R)$44,909.53$1,320.442026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLikely ROctober 16, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLikely RSeptember 17, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RMay 4, 2026
  • The EconomistLean RMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Public Policy Polling (D)October 1–2, 2026530 (RV)± 4.3%Sydney Gruters 43% · Kelly Kirschner 39%
Sea PollingAugust 25–29, 2026400 (LV)± 4.9%Sydney Gruters 39% · Kelly Kirschner 40%

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: GLENN PEARSON 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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