2026 House race
Florida 14th District
Toss Up Cook Political Report, as of October 16, 2026
Campaigns through 2026-09-30Outside money through 2026-10-19Source: FEC
outside money is 2.1×
what the campaigns raised
The short version
- Kathy Castor has raised $4.5M to Mike Beltran's $2.6M (1.7x), through September 30, 2026.
- $2.0M of Mike Beltran's total is the candidate's own money (contributions and loans).
- Outside groups have reported $15.2M in general election spending: $7.0M helping the Democrat and $8.1M helping the Republican.
- Largest outside spender: No Going Back PAC Inc., $6.4M opposing Kathy Castor.
Campaign money
Kathy Castor
- Raised
- $4.5M
- Spent
- $3.2M
- Cash on hand
- $1.5M
- From PACs
- $1.3M
- From individuals
- $2.8M
- Self funding
- $0
- Outside money for (general)
- $7.0M
Campaign totals through September 30, 2026.
Mike Beltran
- Raised
- $2.6M
- Spent
- $777K
- Cash on hand
- $1.8M
- From PACs
- $112K
- From individuals
- $284K
- Self funding
- $2.0M
- Outside money for (general)
- $8.1M
Campaign totals through September 30, 2026.
Outside spending
Not included above: $90K in outside spending that filers reported for the primary, a runoff, or no specific election, involving these two nominees.
Biggest outside spenders, general election
| Spender | Position | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| No Going Back PAC Inc. | Oppose Kathy Castor | $6.4M |
| HMP | Oppose Mike Beltran | $3.6M |
| LCV Victory Fund | Support Kathy Castor | $728K |
| Freedom Caucus Fund | Support Mike Beltran | $615K |
| Edf Action Votes | Oppose Mike Beltran | $513K |
| Club for Growth Action | Oppose Kathy Castor | $456K |
| Cffe PAC | Support Kathy Castor | $425K |
| LCV Victory Fund | Oppose Mike Beltran | $412K |
| Elect Democratic Women | Oppose Mike Beltran | $349K |
| Progressive Turnout Project | Support Kathy Castor | $335K |
| Project 218 | Support Kathy Castor | $269K |
| NRDC Action Votes | Oppose Mike Beltran | $250K |
| No Going Back PAC Inc. | Support Mike Beltran | $199K |
| Civic Renewal Fund Inc. | Support Mike Beltran | $174K |
| Freedom Caucus Fund | Oppose Kathy Castor | $163K |
Where the outside money came from
For the biggest spenders, the money is followed upstream while a single donor supplied at least half of it. From FEC receipts.
- LCV Victory Fund ← $18.0M from League of Conservation Voters, Inc. (58% of its reported receipts) No donor disclosure
- Freedom Caucus Fund ← $6.0M from Mr. Michael T Rydin (79% of its reported receipts)
- Edf Action Votes ← $10.7M from Environmental Defense Action Fund (75% of its reported receipts) No donor disclosure
- Cffe PAC ← $2.0M from Pivotal Ventures (55% of its reported receipts) No donor disclosure
These totals come from the 24 and 48 hour notices outside groups must file before ads run. They are the disclosed floor. Spending by groups that do not file independent expenditure notices, such as issue ads paid for by 501(c)(4) groups, does not appear here.
Top PAC donors to each campaign
D Kathy Castor
Itemized PAC contributions processed by the FEC through July 29, 2026. 282 PACs in total.
R Mike Beltran
No record found.
Primary Sources
- FEC candidate page, Kathy Castor: fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL11126
- FEC committee filings, Kathy Castor principal campaign committee: C00410761
- FEC candidate page, Mike Beltran: fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL14237
- FEC committee filings, Mike Beltran principal campaign committee: C00950832
- FEC independent expenditures, 2026 cycle: fec.gov independent expenditures
- Race rating: Cook Political Report, October 16, 2026
- Nominees: www.wusf.org