Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Florida's 26th District

3 candidates on the ballot.1,2,3

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Mario Diaz-Balart
Republican · Incumbent
Currently represents Florida's 26th District in the U.S. House.
Nicole Locklin
Democrat · Challenger
Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey
No Party Affiliation · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Mario Diaz-BalartNicole LocklinDeborah Ann Meidinger Hosey
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2,4Democrat1,2,5No Party Affiliation1,2,6
StatusIncumbent7ChallengerChallenger
Raised$2,763,196 through October 14, 20268$599,527 through October 14, 20269$10,780 through September 30, 202610
Cash on hand$1,676,2138$109,9909$2,37510
Outside spendingNot found in the public sources we checked$55,720 for · $0 against11Not found in the public sources we checked
Child care costsHis campaign website lists quadrupling the employer childcare credit among his accomplishments.12Her campaign website says she will fight for affordable childcare.13Not found in the public sources we checked
Immigration enforcement inside the countryHis campaign website says he led fiscal year 2026 Homeland Security funding that prioritizes border security and the detention and swift removal of noncitizens who have committed crimes.12
Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
Her campaign website's immigration page is headed Abolish ICE and says the Constitution guarantees due process to all persons, and its corruption page says enforcement must be targeted toward genuine public safety.14,15		Not found in the public sources we checked

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Mario Diaz-Balart — 10 issues
  • Police funding
    His campaign website lists delivering more than $11 million in fiscal year 2026 funding for Miami-Dade and regional law enforcement, including new patrol vehicles, upgraded technology and mobile command centers, among his accomplishments.12
  • Small business loans and programs
    His campaign website lists $140 million for Small Business Development Centers and $324 million for the CDFI Fund among the funding he secured.12
  • Vouchers and education savings accounts
    His campaign website lists backing the first federal school choice tax credit and increasing charter school funding by $60 million among his accomplishments.12
  • Child tax credit
    His campaign website lists an expanded Child Tax Credit, with $500 added to the credit, among the tax relief he helped pass.12
  • Federal disaster aid (FEMA)
    His campaign website says the Homeland Security funding he led includes fully funded disaster response for hurricane-prone Florida.12
  • Highway and transit funding
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments securing more than $128.5 million for South Florida through Community Project Funding, $6 million of it for I-75 access improvements, and a ribbon cutting for the $109.4 million Metro Express bus rapid transit line to South Dade.12
  • Income tax on Social Security benefits
    His campaign website lists relief for seniors on Social Security among the signed tax relief that it says helped block a tax increase on district families.12
  • Medicare coverage of new tests and services
    Add more services by law, such as permanent telehealth from home and testing and treatment by pharmacists
    His campaign website lists cosponsoring the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, now law, which it says gives seniors access to early cancer detection, among his accomplishments.12
  • Targeted tax breaks for individuals and families
    Add or expand breaks for costs such as education savings, adoption and selling a home
    His campaign website lists expanding the Adoption Tax Credit among his accomplishments.12
  • Taxes on tips and overtime
    His campaign website lists no tax on tips or overtime among the signed tax relief that it says helped block an average 24% tax increase on district families.12
Nicole Locklin — 20 issues
  • Abortion law
    Her campaign website says choices about a person's body should be made by that person and their doctor, not by politicians.13
  • Birth control and IVF
    Her campaign website says she will fight to protect access to contraception and fertility treatment.13
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    Her campaign website says she will fight to restore abortion rights nationwide.13
  • Federal minimum wage
    Her campaign website says one full-time job should be enough to survive and that she will push for wages that match the cost of living.13,15
  • Tariffs
    Her campaign website lists reducing unnecessary tariffs among the steps she would take on affordability.16
  • Union organizing rules
    Her campaign website says she will fight for stronger unions and protections against wage theft.13
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    Her campaign website says she will fight to overturn Citizens United, supports a full ban on corporate PAC contributions, would require complete donor transparency, and would push for publicly financed elections.13,15
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
    Her campaign website says she will fight to ban congressional stock trading.13,15
  • Paid family and medical leave
    Her campaign website says she will fight for paid family and medical leave.13,17
  • Military aid to Israel
    Attach conditions, such as limits on how US weapons are used and requirements to let humanitarian aid into Gaza
    Her campaign website says she supports immediate transparency about weapons transfers to Israel, strict human-rights conditions on aid, enforcement of existing U.S. law in full, and backing for independent investigations.13,18
  • Who decides on military action
    Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
    Her campaign website says the Constitution gives the power to declare war to Congress rather than the President, and that she will not support another unnecessary or unauthorized war.13,19
  • Background checks for gun sales
    Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
    Her campaign website says she supports universal background checks and safe firearm storage.13
  • Health insurance system
    One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
    Her campaign website says she supports the fastest responsible path to universal healthcare, naming Medicare for All, a public option and Medicare buy-in, and lists building to a single-payer system through a public option, Medicare buy-in and Medicare expansion.13,20
  • Large investors buying single-family homes
    Her campaign website says she will stop corporate investors from buying up neighborhoods.13
  • Legal immigration levels
    Her campaign website says legal immigration strengthens the economy and that reducing immigration as the population ages makes economic growth harder.16
  • Social Security benefit levels
    Her campaign website says she will fight for a more accurate cost-of-living adjustment for seniors and for improved benefits for low-income seniors and widows.17
  • Social Security payroll tax cap
    Her campaign website says she supports having wealthy Americans pay Social Security taxes on a larger portion of their income, as working families already do.17
  • Social Security retirement age
    Keep it at 67
    Her campaign website says she will never vote to raise the Social Security retirement age or privatize the program.13,17
  • Federal spending levels
    Her campaign website lists controlling deficits and debt, while protecting healthcare and basic services from cuts, among the steps she would take on affordability.16
  • Taxes on very large fortunes
    Her campaign website says she will work to tax extreme wealth, to have large corporations pay what they owe, and to give working- and middle-class families tax relief.13

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.