Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

James Martin

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 21
Filing address
Hobe Sound, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MARTIN, JAMES
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 21

DemocraticU.S. House · Florida District 21ChallengerGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H6FL21075 · Principal campaign committee: MARTIN FOR FLORIDA

Total raised$821,778.76
Total spent$770,880.38
Cash on hand$50,898.38
Debts owed by the campaign$129,000.00
Loans from the candidate$150,000.00

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: $668,373.87PACs and other committees: $2,000.00Party committees: $403.88Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $150,001.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $1,000.01
  • Individual contributions$668,373.8781%
  • PACs and other committees$2,000.000%
  • Party committees$403.880%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$150,001.0018%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,000.010%

Self-funding: $150,001.00 (18% of money raised): $1.00 given and $150,000.00 lent by the candidate. $21,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$125,484.7927%
  • Contributions over $200$343,630.0073%
  • Itemized from inside Florida$257,222.0073%
  • Itemized from other states$97,214.0027%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $8,560.00 · Virginia $6,589.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

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

Raised and spent over time

$316K$0 YEAR-END: raised $221,835.19YEAR-END: spent $38,701.46APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $84,819.97APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $107,570.58JULY QUARTERLY: raised $263,478.04JULY QUARTERLY: spent $107,735.27PRE-PRIMARY: raised $9,186.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $137,266.99OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $193,241.58OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $298,699.452025-122026-032026-062026-072026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 21, 2026 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
James Martin (D)$821,778.76$50,898.382026-10-14
Brian Mast (R)$5,097,731.89$2,378,762.792026-10-14
Bernard Taylor (D)$1,133,231.14$119,428.302026-09-30
Elizabeth Pandich (D)$71,436.00$0.002025-09-11
Alexander R Cooke (NPA)$30,244.18$1,384.322026-10-14
Robert Ott (NPA)$3,382.83−$125.272026-06-04

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
Upswing Research & Strategy (D)September 21–25, 2026402 (LV)± 4.9%Brian Mast 49% · James Martin 38%

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: MARTIN 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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