Candidate for Florida’s 16th District, 2026

Sydney Gruters

R Republican PartyOpen seatElection Nov 3, 2026

On the November ballot

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Fundraising

Raised: $1.1M
Spent: $465K
Cash on hand: $622K
Reported through: Jul 29, 2026

The race

Full race

Seat currently held by Vern Buchanan (Republican).

DKelly KirschnerOpen seat$297K
DTamika LylesOpen seat$122K
DJonathan HarrisOpen seat$86K
DJan SchneiderOpen seat$56K
IMark DavisOpen seat$51K
REdward Peter PopeOpen seat$49K
DGlenn Keith PearsonOpen seat$48K
RJason Edward SpeirOpen seat$44K

Background

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