Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Florida's 7th District

3 candidates on the ballot — an open seat, with no incumbent running.^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.

Ryan Elijah

Republican · Open seat

Bale Dalton

Democrat · Open seat

Christopher Dennison

Libertarian Party of Florida · Open seat

§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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Fact	Ryan Elijah	Bale Dalton	Christopher Dennison
Party on the ballot	Republican^1,2,4	Democrat^1,2,5	Libertarian Party of Florida^1,2,6,7
Status	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat
Raised	$818,460 through October 14, 2026⁸	$2,334,664 through October 14, 2026⁹	$10,500 through June 30, 2026¹⁰
Cash on hand	$173,006⁸	$202,254⁹	$60¹⁰
Outside spending	$692,129 for · $110,000 against¹¹	$1,059,281 for · $387,966 against¹²	Not found in the public sources we checked
Abortion law	His campaign website says he is pro-life and believes every life is a sacred gift from God.¹³	Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health His campaign website says Florida's six-week abortion ban puts politicians between women and their doctors, and that he supports codifying Roe v. Wade so the decisions rest with patients.¹⁴	Not found in the public sources we checked
Who sets abortion law	Not found in the public sources we checked	A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade His campaign website says he supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law.¹⁴	Leave abortion law to each state His campaign website says abortion is not a federal question, that it belongs to the states, and that he would not vote to give Washington power over it either way.¹⁵
Health insurance system	His campaign website says he supports affordable, patient-centered health care options, tax benefits such as expanded health savings accounts, and clear pricing requirements for hospitals, insurers and other providers.¹³	His campaign website says the country should build on the Affordable Care Act to lower premiums, deductibles and surprise medical bills.¹⁴	Not found in the public sources we checked
Federal income tax rates	His campaign website says Congress must keep taxes low and reduce burdensome regulations to lower costs for families.¹³	His campaign website says middle-class families need a tax cut, that the tax code is skewed toward the ultra-rich, and that some income tax changes in the law it calls the OBBB were a step in the right direction for working families, seniors and small businesses.¹⁴	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.

Ryan Elijah — 4 issues

Vouchers and education savings accounts
His campaign website says he supports parental rights and school choice so families can make the best decisions for their children.¹³
Proof of citizenship to register to vote
His campaign website says he strongly supports the Save America Act, which it says ensures that only American citizens can vote.¹³
Military spending
His campaign website says the U.S. military must remain the strongest and best-equipped fighting force in the world, backed by the most advanced technology.¹³
Federal spending levels
His campaign website says it is past time to stop out-of-control government spending, which it says drives up everyday costs and the national debt.¹³

Bale Dalton — 11 issues

Police funding
His campaign website says police departments must be fully funded and have the resources they need.¹⁴
Federal minimum wage
His campaign website says he supports raising the federal minimum wage.¹⁴
Tariffs
His campaign website says he would work to reverse what it calls illegal, unpredictable tariffs.¹⁴
Union organizing rules
Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
His campaign website says he supports passing the PRO Act so labor unions can advocate for workers.¹⁴
Stock trading by members of Congress
Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
His campaign website calls for banning individual stock trading for all members of Congress.^14,16
Oil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore
His campaign website supports preventing drilling off Florida's coasts, saying this protects military and space test ranges, and supports an all-of-the-above energy policy.¹⁴
ACA premium tax credits
His campaign website says he would work to reverse recent increases in health insurance premiums, which it says have left ACA plan premiums up to four times as high as a year earlier.¹⁴
Federal Medicaid funding
Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
His campaign website says Congress cut Medicaid last year and that he supports restoring Medicaid funding.¹⁴
Large investors buying single-family homes
His campaign website says Wall Street speculators should be banned from buying up single-family homes.¹⁴
Medicare drug price negotiation
His campaign website says he supports negotiating drug prices in the United States, as other wealthy countries do.¹⁴
Social Security benefit levels
His campaign website says Social Security and Medicare should be protected for generations to come.¹⁴

Christopher Dennison — 5 issues

Death penalty
Abolish it
His campaign website, under the heading The State Should Not Decide Who Dies, says courts convict innocent people and that he would rather see many guilty people live out their sentences than see one innocent person put to death.¹⁵
Qualified immunity for police
End qualified immunity for police officers
His campaign website says qualified immunity should end for every government employee, not only one profession, and that people whose rights are violated should get their day in court.¹⁵
Data centers and electricity costs
His campaign website says a property owner and the neighbors should settle whether a data center gets built on that property, and that the federal government should have no say in the choice.¹⁵
Foreign aid
Cut foreign aid further or end most of it
His campaign website says foreign aid should end, that no more money should be borrowed to fund another country's government, and that a country that wants American troops on its soil should pay for them or be a major trading partner with a real stake.¹⁵
Private care for veterans
Let veterans choose private doctors at the VA's expense whenever they prefer
His campaign website says veterans should be able to take their benefit to any doctor they trust, close to home, instead of being kept within one government hospital system or waiting for a bureaucracy to approve care.¹⁷

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

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