General Election, Nov 3, 2026
Florida Senate, District 18
2 candidates are on the ballot. Nick DiCeglie holds the seat now, facing Karla Kemp.
Voters in Florida Senate District 18 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.
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
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%
- Businesses17%
- Political committees (PACs)25%
- Other organizations1%
- Carried over from a previous campaign2%
- Other32%
- Individuals56%
- Candidate self-funding10%
- Political party committees1%
- Political committees (PACs)5%
- Candidate loans to own campaign27%
- Other1%
Largest contributors
Names and cities as reported on campaign finance reports.
- FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC. (TALLAHASSEE)$104,382
- REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA (TALLAHASSEE)$13,576
- CEOMC FLORIDA, INC (SEMINOLE)$2,000
- FLORIDA BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE STATE (TALLAHASSEE)$2,000
- NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FL (JUNO BEACH)$2,000
- JOHNS JUNE (GULFPORT)$1,000
- PENNY LAUREN (ST PETERSBURG)$500
- WHITCOMB MELANIE (CLEARWATER)$400
- KRAUS POLLY (CLEARWATER)$320
- DEMOCRATIC WOMENS CLUB OF FLORIDA POLITICAL COMMITTEE (ORLANDO)$250
Record in office
From recorded votes and meeting attendance collected for the bodies this person serves on.
- 16 recorded votes
- With the final outcome 100% of the time
- 33 bills introduced
No record in a tracked office
What they bring forward
Most frequent policy areas in the bills they introduced and motions they made.
- Infrastructure Spending - Roadways
- Claims Against Government
No bills or motions on file