Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
John Columbus
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Florida
- Filing address
- Orlando, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- COLUMBUS, JOHN
- Next election
- Primary August 20, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida
FEC candidate ID S4FL00785 · Principal campaign committee: COLUMBUS FOR CONGRESS
2023–2024 cycle totals through September 30, 2024, 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$10,321.3240%
- PACs and other committees$5,000.0019%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$138.321%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$10,440.0040%
Self-funding: $138.32 (1% of money raised): $138.32 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
1 committee reported giving $5,000.00 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.
- THE GREAT AMERICAN PACPAC$5,000.00
The race
Florida U.S. Senate, 2024 · 14 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Columbus (R) | $25,899.64 | $0.00 | 2024-09-30 |
| Rick Sen Scott (R) | $36,696,093.10 | $798,363.57 | 2024-12-31 |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) | $36,616,416.21 | −$25,277.31 | 2024-12-31 |
| Keith Gross (R) | $2,623,989.25 | $5,776.65 | 2024-09-30 |
| Stanley Campbell (D) | $1,509,617.41 | $118,434.38 | 2024-12-31 |
| Phillip Ehr (D) | $1,199,607.63 | $16,850.92 | 2024-12-31 |
| Alan Mark Grayson (D) | $832,018.10 | $126,917.81 | 2024-12-31 |
| Brian Rush (D) | $85,508.96 | $0.00 | 2024-11-11 |
| Donald Horan (D) | $73,455.00 | $0.00 | 2023-09-29 |
| Rod Joseph (D) | $31,819.91 | $0.00 | 2024-11-03 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Rick Scott 49.7% · Debbie Mucarsel- Powell 44.8% (Scott+4.9%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from FiveThirtyEight, RealClearPolitics, 270toWin, TheHill/DDHQ.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Co. | November 2–3, 2024 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Rick Scott 50% · Debbie Mucarsel- Powell 43% |
| Victory Insights (R) | November 1–2, 2024 | 400 (LV) | – | Rick Scott 51% · Debbie Mucarsel- Powell 47% |
| Stetson University | October 25 – November 1, 2024 | 452 (LV) | ± 5.0% | Rick Scott 53% · Debbie Mucarsel- Powell 45% |
| Morning Consult | October 23 – November 1, 2024 | 2,022 (LV) | ± 2.0% | Rick Scott 48% · Debbie Mucarsel- Powell 45% |
| Cygnal (R) | October 26–28, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Rick Scott 49% · Debbie Mucarsel- Powell 45% |
| Mainstreet Research/FAU | October 19–27, 2024 | 897 (LV) | ± 3.2% | Rick Scott 50% · Debbie Mucarsel- Powell 46% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States Senate election in Florida (retrieved October 23, 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: COLUMBUS FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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