Scott Franklin

Republican. Trump won Florida in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028: 64; Born August 23, 1964.
Lean: R+8; Lean Republican. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since: 2021; Served since January 3, 2021.
Cash on hand: $883K; $883,231. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026: Re-elected

Over Curtis Gibson (D). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary: Unopposed

No primary was held.

Also on the November ballot: Deva Simmons (no party affiliation).

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Donald Trump.

None on record: Club for Growth, Turning Point Action, MAHA PAC.

What a race here costs

TV: Tampa–St Petersburg–Sarasota, 2.22 million homes. The district is 14% of the market; 2 markets in all.

2026 primary: no primary held

2024 general: $164K spent, $0.48 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Vice Chair of the Appropriations subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Chair of the Science, Space, and Technology subcommittee on Environment

Committees: Appropriations · Science, Space, and Technology

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share: 65.30%
Victory margin: +30.61 pts
Trump, 2024: 64.31% · +29.40 pts

Margin 1.21 points above Trump. Vote share 0.99 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Andrea Doria Kale. Returns · Trump baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
Cycle	Raised	From individuals	Cash at year end
2020	$1.7M	45%	$25K
2022	$1.1M	46%	$353K
2024	$816K	46%	$482K

Scorecards and grades

Heritage Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 86
Club for Growth (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 86
Turning Point Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 83
GOP Platform (2025) (opens in a new tab): 84
Conservative average, out of 100: 84.8
Progressive average, out of 100: 7.3 (LCV 1, Progressive Punch 1, Stop Corruption Now 20)
IAP Action score, immigration: 110, rank 115 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024: A-

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.