Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Kelly Kirschner
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Florida District 16
- Filing address
- Washington, DC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- KIRSCHNER, KELLY
- Next election
- Primary August 18, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida, District 16
FEC candidate ID H6FL16158 · Principal campaign committee: KELLY KIRSCHNER FOR CONGRESS
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$861,361.2998%
- PACs and other committees$14,500.002%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$502.000%
Self-funding: $502.00 (0% of money raised): $502.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$118,465.2231%
- Contributions over $200$258,418.0769%
- Itemized from inside Florida$242,447.0793%
- Itemized from other states$18,200.007%
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
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Kelly Kirschner$10.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Kelly Kirschner$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 16, 2026 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Kirschner (D) | $876,363.29 | $261,139.07 | 2026-10-14 |
| Sydney Gruters (R) | $1,618,888.17 | $252,497.06 | 2026-10-14 |
| Vernon Buchanan (R) | $932,898.32 | $936,493.32 | 2026-10-14 |
| Tamika Lyles (D) | $122,214.63 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jonathan Harris (D) | $85,555.37 | $28,868.14 | 2026-07-29 |
| Mark Davis (NPA) | $66,969.03 | $1,699.42 | 2026-10-14 |
| Jan Schneider (D) | $62,008.17 | $75,074.69 | 2026-09-30 |
| Glenn Keith Pearson (D) | $50,829.93 | −$869.58 | 2026-09-30 |
| Edward Peter Pope (R) | $49,247.80 | $26,783.29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Jason Edward Speir (R) | $44,909.53 | $1,320.44 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 1–2, 2026 | 530 (RV) | ± 4.3% | Sydney Gruters 43% · Kelly Kirschner 39% |
| Sea Polling | August 25–29, 2026 | 400 (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: KELLY KIRSCHNER 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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