William Lintag Upham
Candidate for Florida 5th Congressional District · Independent
Write-in candidateChallenger · Florida 5th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Florida Division of Elections — Candidate Tracking System: qualified as a WRITE-IN candidate (party 'Write-In', status 'Qualified') · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Florida 5th Congressional District covers
Covers parts of St. Johns County and Duval County.
217 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "Plan EOGPCRP2026 (Congressional)" (HB 1-D, 2026 Special Session D; passed Apr 29, 2026; signed by Gov. DeSantis May 4, 2026); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections: Leon County Circuit Court denied a preliminary injunction May 26, 2026; Florida Supreme Court let the map stand June 10, 2026. Official file https://www.edr.state.fl.us/Content/redistricting/2026redistricting/EOGPCRP2026.zip
Results
Certified results for Florida 5th Congressional District
Representative in Congress District 5
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H. RutherfordRepublican | Republican | 267,471 | 62.9% |
| Jay McGovernDemocrat | Democrat | 156,570 | 36.8% |
| Write-in | 922 | 0.2% |
Official results (Florida Division of Elections precinct-level file, compiled from county SOE submissions) · Florida Department of State, Division of Elections — Precinct-Level Election…
Representative in Congress District 5
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al LawsonDemocrat | Democrat | 219,463 | 65.1% |
| Gary AdlerRepublican | Republican | 117,510 | 34.9% |
Official results (Florida Division of Elections precinct-level file, compiled from county SOE submissions) · Florida Department of State, Division of Elections — Precinct-Level Election…
Key Votes
The record
No congressional voting record
Upham, William Lintag has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for FL, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 25
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
No totals on file from the reports listed below.
Finance Reports
Campaign committee registered; no periodic FEC report on file yet
Checked 2026-09-24: principal campaign committee C00948679 (candidate ID H6FL05292) has no periodic Form 3 report (quarterly or pre-/post-election) covering 2025–26 in the FEC electronic-filing list or the FEC image index, so no receipts, spending or cash on hand have been reported yet. A committee registered after June 30 files its first report with the October Quarterly (due Oct 15, 2026).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionPersonal financial disclosure — 2026 candidate report (paper filing received Jun 8, 2026)
Paper Form B covering Jan 1, 2025 – May 2026 (read from the scanned filing). Assets: Navy Federal Credit Union account and Fidelity 500 Index Fund (FXAIX), each $1,001–$15,000; Charles Schwab Rydex Inverse NASDAQ-100 2x Strategy Fund (RYVNX), marked None. Earned income: State of Florida (State Attorney's Office, 4th Judicial Circuit) salary $23,400 (current year to filing) and $18,020 (preceding year); Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A. salary $17,700 (preceding year); Defense Finance and Accounting Service military retirement pension $6,550 and $11,484. Liabilities: U.S. Department of Education student loan (serviced by Aidvantage) $50,001–$100,000; Navy Federal Credit Union auto loan (Feb 2026) $50,001–$100,000; Navy Federal auto loan (Feb 2024) $15,001–$50,000; USAA and Navy Federal credit cards, each $15,001–$50,000. No positions or agreements reported. Earlier, on May 11, 2026, he filed a notice (40004958) that he had not yet raised or spent more than $5,000.
Jun 8, 2026 · Official · U.S. House Clerk — Financial Disclosure Reports · source
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“No more insiders. No more extremism. No more excuses.”
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
- Campaign Websiteuphamforcongress.comCampaign site: https://uphamforcongress.com/Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channelsSelf-published
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Florida 5th Congressional District
- John H. RutherfordRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Rachel GrageDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Representative, FL-05 — Write-In
Listed as “Upham, William Lintag”, Write-In. Other candidates in the race: Grage, Rachel (Democratic Party); Rutherford, John H. (Republican Party).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State election authority (certified candidate list) · sourceU.S. Representative · FL-05
Independent · Candidate · Write-in candidate
Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Florida Division of Elections
Not on file for William yet: Advertising, In the News, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_cfexqz333.
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