Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Howard Lee Sapp
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Florida District 19
- Filing address
- Fort Myers, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SAPP, HOWARD LEE
- Next election
- Primary August 18, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida, District 19
FEC candidate ID H6FL19111 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF HOWARD SAPP
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$38,014.3969%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$17,069.4031%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$151.800%
Self-funding: $17,069.40 (31% of money raised): $17,069.40 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$8,472.4528%
- Contributions over $200$22,140.0072%
- Itemized from inside Florida$20,295.0088%
- Itemized from other states$2,800.0012%
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
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 19, 2026 · 21 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Lee Sapp (D) | $55,235.59 | −$2,571.01 | 2026-09-30 |
| James Oberweis (R) | $5,442,627.42 | $1,738,667.09 | 2026-10-14 |
| Chris Collins (R) | $3,410,000.00 | $0.00 | 2026-08-20 |
| Jim Schwartzel (R) | $2,828,902.86 | $506,211.41 | 2026-10-14 |
| Catalina Lauf (R) | $1,996,710.75 | $6,835.12 | 2026-09-30 |
| Madison Cawthorn (R) | $875,815.66 | $2,269.20 | 2026-09-30 |
| Byron Donalds (R) | $738,092.00 | $237,583.34 | 2026-09-30 |
| Ola Nesheswat Hawatmeh (R) | $395,243.25 | $9,713.11 | 2026-09-30 |
| John Strand (R) | $144,110.37 | $2,084.50 | 2026-09-30 |
| Mike Pedersen (R) | $76,178.00 | $0.00 | 2026-10-15 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
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: FRIENDS OF HOWARD SAPP.
- 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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