Florida 18th District
Scott Franklin (R) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Scott Franklin
Republican · holds this seat today
ALiberty Score AOn the liberty side in 123 of 132 votes and bills.
Raised $1,026,404 since January 2025: 47% from PACs and other committees, 43% from people, 11% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Curtis Gibson
Democrat · former Lake Wales city commissioner and mall manager
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Gibson, and what Gibson has said and done settles only 1 of my principles. I went through it on October 26. A grade needs 4.
Raised $13,785 since January 2025: 71% the candidate’s own money, 29% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Curtis Gibson, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Gibson, so the grade above comes from this list: what Gibson has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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His campaign site makes property tax relief one of three headline priorities and says property taxes should not push people out of their homes.
“Property taxes should not be another burden pushing people out of the homes and communities they helped build.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Relief from a named tax (property tax) is with liberty on free markets.
Also on the ballot
Deva Simmons (Independent).
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