This race is in the 2026 primaries.
In the 2026 Florida 9th District primary, 7 outside groups spent $334K: $196K opposing Thomas Chalifoux (R) and $72,466 supporting Ben Butler (R).
outside money
- opposing Thomas Chalifoux (R)
- $196K
- supporting Ben Butler (R)
- $72,466
Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scaleThomas Chalifoux Republican
$196K$196K opposing Thomas Chalifoux
Ben Butler Republican
$72,466$72,466 supporting Ben Butler
Dan Green Republican
$37,424$27,330$27,330 supporting Dan Green · $37,424 opposing Dan Green
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Thomas Chalifoux
Republican
- Outside money opposing
- $196K
Ben Butler
Republican
- Own campaign raised
- $387K
- Outside money supporting
- $72,466
Dan Green
Republican
- Outside money supporting
- $27,330
- Outside money opposing
- $37,424
Marcus Carter
Republican
- Own campaign raised
- $22,565
Justin Story
Republican
- Own campaign raised
- $92,585
- Campaign money to 30 Sep 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 17 Aug 2026
Supporting $20,760
The groups on each side
The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.
Spent supporting a candidate
- Homegrown Conservatives PACsupporting Ben Butler$72,466
- Patriotic Fundsupporting Dan Green$27,330
- Sierra Club Independent Actionsupporting Darren Soto$10
- Givegreen United Actionsupporting Darren Soto$8
Spent opposing a candidate
- Reform Governmentopposing Thomas Chalifoux$97,411
- Hometown Freedom Action Networkopposing Thomas Chalifoux$94,000
- Winning Right PACopposing Dan Green$37,424
- Winning Right PACopposing Thomas Chalifoux$5,000
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Reform Government spent opposing Thomas Chalifoux · $97,411
- Hometown Freedom Action Network spent opposing Thomas Chalifoux · $94,000
- Homegrown Conservatives PAC spent supporting Ben Butler · $72,466
- Winning Right PAC spent opposing Dan Green · $37,424
- Patriotic Fund spent supporting Dan Green · $27,330
- Winning Right PAC spent opposing Thomas Chalifoux · $5,000
- Sierra Club Independent Action spent supporting Darren Soto · $10
- Givegreen United Action spent supporting Darren Soto · $8
- Let Freedom Ring gave to Reform Government · $100K
- America Works Fund (TX) gave to Hometown Freedom Action Network · $100K
- A Public Voice (OH) gave to Hometown Freedom Action Network · $50,000
- National Victory Action Fund gave to Winning Right PAC · $173K
- Townsend Six gave to Patriotic Fund · $1.0M
- With Honor Action gave to Patriotic Fund · $16,400
- League of Conservation Voters gave to Givegreen United Action · $946K
- NRDC Action Fund gave to Givegreen United Action · $922K
Group
- Reform Government spent $97,411 opposing Thomas Chalifoux$97,411
- Let Freedom Ring gave $100K to Reform Government$100K
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