General Election, Nov 3, 2026
Florida House, District 53
3 candidates are on the ballot.
Voters in Florida House of Representatives District 53 choose this seat.
What this office does
Duties under Florida law
The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a legislature of the State of Florida, consisting of a senate composed of one senator elected from each senatorial district and a house of representatives composed of one member elected from each representative district.
Listed alphabetically; the order on your ballot may differ.
How they got here
Each candidate's share of the vote in their own primary, from official results. Party primaries are separate contests with different voters, so these shares are not a head-to-head comparison.
Not on the primary ballot
Not on the primary ballot
Money raised
Monetary receipts reported to the filing officer this cycle, including any loans. In-kind gifts are listed separately. See Who gave for the breakdown.
Money from inside Florida
Share of itemized contributions from Florida addresses.
Who gave
- Individuals24%
- Candidate loans to own campaign76%
- Individuals14%
- Candidate self-funding1%
- Candidate loans to own campaign85%
- Other0%
- Individuals13%
- Businesses13%
- Candidate self-funding45%
- Political committees (PACs)27%
- Other organizations1%
- Other0%
Largest contributors
Names and cities as reported on campaign finance reports.
- TART LOUIS (HASTINGS)$500
- VELASQUEZ JANICE (SPRING HILL)$100
- HACKER CHARLES (NEW PORT RICHEY)$25
- BEARD JASON (NEW JOHNSONVILLE)$105
- PRICE MAUREEN (SPRING HILL)$100
- FARRIS DAVID (SANDY)$100
- CAMPBELL SHELBY (JACKSONVILLE)$100
- NELSON SANDY (GALLATIN)$100
- FPF FIRE PC (TALLAHASSEE)$2,000
- RUBIN TURNBULL & ASSOCIATES INC (TALLAHASSEE)$2,000
- FLORIDA GULF COAST CHAPTER ABC PAC (TAMPA)$1,000
- FIREFIGHTERS FOR A BETTER HERNANDO (SPRINGHILL)$1,000
- BROWN JAMES E (WILDWOOD)$1,000