Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Florida District 20
Filing address
Miramar, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, SHEILA
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 20

DemocraticU.S. House · Florida District 20IncumbentLost primary

FEC candidate ID H8FL20032 · Principal campaign committee: SHEILA CHERFILUS MCCORMICK FOR CONGRESS, INC

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Florida District 20$389,258.30Lost primary
2023–2024U.S. House · Florida District 20$639,178.70General-election nominee
2021–2022U.S. House · Florida District 20$6,779,418.80Won the general election (72.3%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Florida District 20$69,835.47Lost primary
Total raised$389,258.30
Total spent$386,957.51
Cash on hand−$1,263.85
Debts owed by the campaign$11,650.00
Loans from the candidate$12,904.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through July 29, 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: $284,101.17PACs and other committees: $91,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $12,904.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $1,253.13
  • Individual contributions$284,101.1773%
  • PACs and other committees$91,000.0023%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$12,904.003%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,253.130%

Self-funding: $12,904.00 (3% of money raised): $0.00 given and $12,904.00 lent by the candidate. $12,100.00 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$3,839.541%
  • Contributions over $200$280,261.6399%
  • Itemized from inside Florida$118,149.5042%
  • Itemized from other states$162,212.1358%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Maryland $56,909.75 · New York $33,787.38 · California $28,800.00 · Massachusetts $25,800.00. 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

$142K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $16,178.19APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $19,757.23JULY QUARTERLY: raised $142,341.75JULY QUARTERLY: spent $32,772.61OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $68,564.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $58,152.27YEAR-END: raised $118,517.67YEAR-END: spent $135,737.22APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $10,785.20APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $106,402.84JULY QUARTERLY: raised $26,140.33JULY QUARTERLY: spent $23,588.03PRE-PRIMARY: raised $6,731.16PRE-PRIMARY: spent $10,547.312025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

35 committees reported giving $89,494.00 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.

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The race

Florida U.S. House, District 20, 2026 · 15 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)$389,258.30−$1,263.852026-07-29
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)$3,707,925.05$784,570.392026-10-14
Elijah Manley (D)$1,337,928.38$2,154.922026-10-14
Dale V.c. Holness (D)$456,487.39$8,229.262026-09-30
Luther Campbell (D)$163,621.86$62,495.672026-09-30
Kedner Maxime (I)$125,572.76$79,248.122026-09-30
Rodenay Joseph (R)$105,472.35$357.072026-09-30
Brent Andersen (R)$100,349.66$16,554.732026-10-14
Carla A Spalding (R)$36,539.10$17,282.652026-09-30
Carla Arlene Spalding (R)$36,539.10$17,282.652026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMay 5, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DApril 10, 2025
  • The EconomistSafe DMay 6, 2026

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: SHEILA CHERFILUS MCCORMICK FOR CONGRESS, INC.
  • 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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