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U.S. House · Florida's 17th District

Southwest Florida's inland counties, including DeSoto, Hardee, Glades, Highlands, Okeechobee, and parts of Charlotte and Polk counties, under Florida's 2026 congressional map.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Greg Steube, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Greg Steube209,18658.5%
Matthew Montavon143,67540.1%
Michael Quirk5,0141.4%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Florida's U.S. House elections use a new congressional map for 2026; Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the new district boundaries into law on May 4, 2026.[1]
  • Incumbent Rep. Greg Steube (R) ran unopposed and his Republican primary was canceled. Matthew Montavon won the Democratic primary on August 18, 2026, defeating Allen Spence.[1][2]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Greg SteubeRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2019)Full profile →Matthew MontavonDFull profile →Michael QuirkINDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Greg Steube
    Recorded votes[34][35]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Matthew Montavon
    Supports[2]

    Lists a woman's right to choose among his policy passions.

  • Michael Quirk
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Greg Steube
    Recorded votes[30][31][32]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Matthew Montavon
    —
  • Michael Quirk
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Greg Steube
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Matthew Montavon
    Opposes[2]

    Says he would advocate eliminating ICE in its current form, limit detention to strict last-resort conditions, and create a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and long-term undocumented immigrants.

  • Michael Quirk
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Greg Steube
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][26]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Matthew Montavon
    —
  • Michael Quirk
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Greg Steube
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][24]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Matthew Montavon
    Supports[2]

    Says he wants to protect the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid in the short term while pushing for universal healthcare in the long term.

  • Michael Quirk
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Greg Steube
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][25][26]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Matthew Montavon
    Supports[2]

    Lists combating climate change among his policy passions and the transition to renewable energy among the public priorities he would fund.

  • Michael Quirk
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Greg Steube
    Recorded votes[33]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Matthew Montavon
    —
  • Michael Quirk
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Greg Steube
    Recorded votes[29]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Matthew Montavon
    —
  • Michael Quirk
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Greg Steube
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Matthew Montavon
    —
  • Michael Quirk
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Greg Steube
    Recorded votes[23]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Matthew Montavon
    —
  • Michael Quirk
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Greg Steube
    Recorded votes[27][28]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Matthew Montavon
    —
  • Michael Quirk
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Greg Steube
    Supports[15]

    Sponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (119th Congress), which would bar transgender girls and women from girls' and women's school sports programs that receive federal funds.

  • Matthew Montavon
    —
  • Michael Quirk
    —

Research notes & limits

Federal key votes and FEC finance totals for incumbent Greg Steube are added separately by script. No public information found for Michael Quirk beyond his ballot listing (his Ballotpedia page has no biography and he has not completed the Candidate Connection survey), so no background items are given. Greg Steube's biography relies on his official 'Meet Greg' page, Ballotpedia and Wikipedia.

Sources · 39

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Florida's 17th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Matthew Montavon · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Greg Steube · Ballotpedia Reference
  4. 4.Veterans · Office of Rep. Greg Steube, U.S. House Official record
  5. 5.Border & Immigration · Office of Rep. Greg Steube, U.S. House Official record
  6. 6.Agriculture · Office of Rep. Greg Steube, U.S. House Official record
  7. 7.Second Amendment · Office of Rep. Greg Steube, U.S. House Official record
  8. 8.Energy · Office of Rep. Greg Steube, U.S. House Official record
  9. 9.Life & Values - Congressman Steube · Rep. Greg Steube Official record
  10. 10.Greg Steube · Ballotpedia Reference
  11. 11.Meet Greg · Office of Rep. Greg Steube, U.S. House Official record
  12. 12.Greg Steube · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  13. 13.Florida U.S. House District 17 election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  14. 14.H.R. 7296, the SAVE America Act (SAVE America Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  18. 18.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  36. 36.Matthew Montavon · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  37. 37.U.S. House · Florida's 17th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  38. 38.Michael Quirk · Ballotpedia Reference
  39. 39.U.S. House · Florida's 17th District results 2026 · NBC News News report