Florida 2026 ballot United States Representative · District 7
DemocratChallenger
Bale Dalton
Running for United States Representative · District 7 · Florida
- Raised
- $2.3M
- Cash on hand
- $202K
- Election Day
- Nov 3, 2026
Official candidate list ↗FEC filings ↗Campaign website ↗
Photo: Bale Dalton campaign website · baledalton.com ↗
Background
According to the candidate's campaign website
- Education
- U.S. Naval Academy
- Military service
- U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve, 24 years (13 on active duty)
- Navy helicopter pilot, Captain
- Commanding officer of a Navy special operations support squadron
- Career
- Chief of Staff at NASA
- Worked at an aerospace company
- Public service
- Worked at the State Department and for Senator Bill Nelson
Summarized from the campaign's own page, baledalton.com ↗, read Oct 11, 2026. These are the campaign's own statements; Power & Politics has not verified them.
Debates
No debate video for this race has been posted by a station or debate commission we have found, as of Nov 5, 2026. See every 2026 debate →
Record in office
Bale Dalton does not hold a federal or statewide office on our records. This section shows a current office only when the record clearly belongs to this candidate.
Campaign money
- Total raised
- $2,334,664
- Total spent
- $2,132,410
- Cash on hand
- $202,254
- From individuals
- $1,961,801
- Debts owed
- $0
The candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, covering activity through Oct 14, 2026. Principal campaign committee: DALTON FOR FLORIDA. Open on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending
- Spent to support
- $701,613
- Spent to oppose
- $0
Largest spenders supporting
- Bda Pac $700,000
- Field Team 6, Inc. $1,386
- Building Together $227
Independent expenditures by committees and groups not controlled by any campaign, as totaled by the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, read Nov 5, 2026. The FEC adds newer reports after it processes them.
Contact and official accounts
- Campaign website
- baledalton.com ↗
Only what the campaign publishes on its own website, checked Oct 11, 2026: its accounts and any email address on the campaign's own domain. We never list personal phone numbers, home addresses or personal email.
Everyone in this race
Bale DaltonDEMUnited States Representative · District 7- Raised
- $2.3M
- Cash on hand
- $202K
- Christopher DennisonLPFUnited States Representative · District 7
- Raised
- $11K
- Cash on hand
- $60
Ryan ElijahREPUnited States Representative · District 7- Raised
- $818K
- Cash on hand
- $173K
Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none.
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