Show Us the Money
Marcus Carter brought in $14,950 in the 2026 election cycle for Florida's 9th U.S. House District race. Individual donors contributed $13,370, while Carter himself put in $1,580. He took out no loans. He spent $14,234 over the same period, leaving him with $1,995 cash on hand as of March 31, 2026.
Carter received no contributions from political action committees or party committees during the 2026 cycle. Every dollar came from individuals or the candidate himself. He issued $550 in refunds to individual donors during the period. In 2024, Carter ran under no party affiliation and relied heavily on his own funds, contributing nearly $11,950 of the $14,065 he raised that year.
Candidate Rankings
Florida's 9th District race sits inside a massive statewide fundraising landscape. All candidates running for federal office in Florida combined have raised more than $741 million in the 2026 cycle. Carter's $14,950 represents less than one-hundredth of one percent of that total. Detailed state candidate ranking data for the district was not available in the dataset, so a precise ranking among Florida's 9th District candidates could not be determined.
Across Florida's federal races, Republican candidates are leading in total fundraising. The state's 102 Republican candidates combined to raise $67.6 million in the 2026 cycle, while 85 Democratic candidates raised $65.6 million. Carter, who is registered as a Republican candidate, is running as a challenger, a position that typically comes with a smaller donor base and less name recognition heading into the race.
Incumbents vs. Challengers
Incumbent candidates in Florida hold significant financial advantages over challengers and open-seat candidates. Carter is not an incumbent and is running as a challenger in Florida's 9th District, a position that historically comes with steeper fundraising challenges.
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Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC), data current as of March 31, 2026.
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