Ryan Elijah
Candidate · U.S. House · Florida
Republican · Challenger76%
Party to win · Kalshi, Oct 27, 2026
Running for
OfficeU.S. House
SeatFlorida, district 7
AgainstBale Dalton (D)
ElectionNov 3, 2026 · 7 days
StandingChallenger
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The district
FL-7 · Florida
Roster checked Sep 29, 2026. Listed as: Ex-TV News Anchorman & Community Activist.
The campaign · in their wordselijahforcongress.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1 · campaign site
Affordability & Economy
“Congress must continue driving down costs for American families by keeping taxes low and achieving American energy independence.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Healthcare
“Ryan supports solutions that deliver affordable, patient-centered healthcare options.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Consumer Protection
“He will support strong consumer-protection legislation and aggressively pursue those who prey on Floridians, especially our most vulnerable senior citizens.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's own site, unedited. 11 pages read.
Where They Stand
Statement estimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words, on the same scale as a member’s record.
Overall
from 9 statements
Right
Issue · by emphasisLeftCenterRightReadTalks about
The race · Florida House, district 7 · 7 days out
Ryan ElijahRepublican · challenger · Right 30 from statements76%
Bale DaltonDemocrat · challenger · L-lean 16 from statements26%3016
46 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
$703k
Raised
$473k
From individuals
Named donors · gifts over $200
$453k
Itemized · 96% of individual
257
Named donors
93%
Itemized from Florida
By occupation
$109k
$58k
$30k
$19k
$16k
By state
$420k
$14k
$7k
$4k
$3k
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“I look forward to continuing to “Back The Blue” in Congress.”
“Congress must continue driving down costs ... by keeping taxes low”
“burdensome federal regulations will slow job creation and economic growth”
On the ballot with them · Florida, Nov 3, 2026
FL Senate · special
Ashley Moody (R) · 89%
vs. Angie Nixon (D) · 12%
FL Governor · open seat
Byron Donalds (R) · 79%
vs. David Jolly (D) · 22%
FL-1
Jimmy Patronis (R) · 97%
vs. Gay Valimont (D) · 4%
FL-2 · open seat
Austin Rogers (R) · 90%
vs. Amanda Marie Green (D) · 8%
FL-3
Kat Cammack (R) · 95%
vs. Seth Harp (D) · 5%
FL-4 · open seat
Aaron Bean (R) · 83%
vs. LaShonda "LJ" Holloway (D) · 18%
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll
Ryan Elijah
Candidate · U.S. House · Florida
Republican · Challenger76%
Party to win · Kalshi
Oct 27, 2026 snapshot
7
Days to Nov 3
vs. Dalton (D)
The campaign · in their wordsRead Oct 19, 2026 ↗
“Trusted Leadership”
Plank 1
Affordability & Economy
“Congress must continue driving down costs for American families by keeping taxes low and achieving American energy independence.”
Plank 2
Healthcare
“Ryan supports solutions that deliver affordable, patient-centered healthcare options.”
Plank 3
Consumer Protection
“He will support strong consumer-protection legislation and aggressively pursue those who prey on Floridians, especially our most vulnerable senior citizens.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's site, unedited · elijahforcongress.com
Where They Stand
EstimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words.
Issue · by emphasisRead · talks about
Budget and taxesRight 40
Right, 40 points from center
Crime and justiceRight 36
Right, 36 points from center
ImmigrationRight 43
Right, 43 points from center
Civil rightsRight 28
Right, 28 points from center
GunsRight 40
Right, 40 points from center
Business and laborRight 33
Right, 33 points from center
EducationRight 28
Right, 28 points from center
Housing and techL-lean 18
L-lean, 18 points from center
Health careRight 25
Right, 25 points from center
Energy and landL-lean 15
L-lean, 15 points from center
Federal powerRt-lean 18
Rt-lean, 18 points from center
The race · FL-7 · 7 days out
Ryan ElijahRepublican · challenger · Right 30 from statements76%Bale DaltonDemocrat · challenger · L-lean 16 from statements26%3016
Hollow = estimate from statements · solid = voting record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
Raised, 2026
From individuals
Itemized · 96% of individual
Named donors
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“I look forward to continuing to “Back The Blue” in Congress.”
“Congress must continue driving down costs ... by keeping taxes low”
“burdensome federal regulations will slow job creation and economic growth”
On the ballot with them · Florida
FL SenateMoody (R) vs. Nixon (D)89% · 12%FL Governor · open seatDonalds (R) vs. Jolly (D)79% · 22%FL-1Patronis (R) vs. Valimont (D)97% · 4%FL-2 · open seatRogers (R) vs. Green (D)90% · 8%FL-3Cammack (R) vs. Harp (D)95% · 5%FL-4 · open seatBean (R) vs. Holloway (D)83% · 18%
All 30 Florida races →Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll