Contributions to Democrat Kristen Carlson of Lakeland are more than double those of Republican opponent Ross Spano of  Dover in the race for U.S. House, District 15, according to latest filings. A quick look:

• Carlson: $905,567 total, including $92,115 in personal contributions and loans; latest report includes $571k from individuals and $13k from PACs.
• Spano: $440,000 total, including $104,500 in personal loans; latest report includes $97k from individuals and $95k from PACs.

Republican incumbent Kelli Stargel is 12 points ahead of Democratic challenger Bob Doyel, a retired circuit judge, in the Florida Senate District 22 race, according to a survey conducted over the weekend by St. Pete Polls. The talley: Stargel 52%, Doyel 40%, Undecided 8%. A poll by the same organization four weeks prior pegged Stargel at a 48%-to-41% advantage | Poll results

Republican state Sen. Kelli Stargel says her race against Democratic challenger Bob Doyel is one of the toughest campaigns she’s run, especially at a time when the national political divide makes civil discourse difficult. She’s been endorsed by Sheriff Grady Judd, while Doyel was endorsed by former President Obama.

After defeating Neil Combee and three others in the Republican primary, congressional candidate Ross Spano of Dover has removed hard-right positions from his campaign website and inserted centrist, family-friendly positions as he approaches a general election against moderate Democrat Kristen Carlson.

The leads held by Andrew Gillum over Ron DeSantis in the race for governor and Rick Scott over Bill Nelson in the race for U.S. Senate are within the margin of error in a poll conducted last week and released this morning by Florida Southern College’s Center for Polling and Policy Research | Detailed results