2026 gubernatorial election

Dan Bilzerian, one of several Republican candidates in Florida's 6th Congressional District, is under fire for posting a video attacking his opponent, Representative Randy Fine (R-FL), on X. The Video Bilzerian posted the video Thursday evening, writing, "Wonder if I can get them to play this on the radio in the district." Wonder if I […]

Florida gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner (R) issued a statement calling for an immediate special session to bring the Medical Freedom Act and AI Bill of Rights to a vote in front of the Florida Legislature. “The ultimate slap in the face to voters is the dereliction of duty by their elected representatives. Early in the […]

In the wake of Early Voting for Florida’s 2026 Primary Election, not a single Republican candidate for Florida’s 22nd Congressional District (FL 22 CD) has yet to outdistance themselves against their respective challengers, as more than 41% of voters remain undecided, according to recent poll numbers. According to a poll by Fort Myers-based political firm […]

Friends of Byron Donalds, a political action committee supporting Rep. Donalds' gubernatorial campaign released an ad calling Democratic opponent David Jolly "radically liberal, radically wrong" on transgender issues over the weekend. The 30-second ad, titled "Agenda," highlights Jolly's past statements supporting gender reassignment surgery on children. Jolly is notably a former Republican, having just become […]

The political funny season is here, and just about every single Republican congressional candidate is running on being the Trumpiest one of all. Michael Carbonara has reverted to really stretching the truth, let alone pushing the envelope, regarding trying to convince voters he is the only Trump Republican running in his respective race. In a […]

The Democratic Hispanic Caucus of Florida has endorsed the team of David Jolly and Gwen Graham for Florida Governor and Florida Lieutenant Governor. In a statement posted on social media, the caucus, which seeks to engage Hispanic communities with the values of the Democratic Party, argued that the duo will “offer Florida the experienced, principled […]

A new poll by the James Madison Institute survey shows U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) with a massive lead over his Republican primary opponents in the governor's race with the election in just 11 days. Byron Donalds: 49% Jay Collins: 18% Paul Renner: 8% James Fishback: 4% Undecided: 17% Notably, James Madison's poll is similar […]

Republicans continue to extend their lead in the state of Florida, adding another 38,545 registrations in July to Democrats' 24,463, according to a post shared on social media by Michael Pruser of Decision Desk HQ. The month gave Republicans a +14,082 margin. "Other" jumped 6,066. Florida Voter Registration Update - August 2026 pic.twitter.com/IB0IBAKSjx — Michael […]

A new poll conducted by David Jay Wolfson on behalf of the Jay Collins campaign has the lieutenant governor's support accelerating against frontrunner Byron Donalds in the governor's race with the Republican primary less than three weeks away. Results of the poll are below: Byron Donalds: 46% Jay Collins: 30% James Fishback: 9.8% Paul Renner: […]

Friends of Byron Donalds, a political committee supporting Rep. Donalds' campaign released an ad this week showing the gubernatorial hopeful playing some pick-up basketball with his three sons before taking a timeout to discuss his plans if elected governor in November. "My boys deserve the same shot I got, but Florida's pricing out our future," […]

Friends of Paul Renner, a political committee supporting Renner's campaign, released a statewide ad highlighting the gubernatorial candidate's public service and conservative leadership through a campaign release this week. The over one-minute ad, titled "Vision," details Renner's time as a prosecutor and Navy veteran in an interview style format. Renner was an assistant state attorney […]

Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) slammed Democratic opponent David Jolly after he was endorsed by progressive Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost through a campaign release this week. The release, which referred to Jolly as "pretty far left," shared Congressman Frost's past posts on "X" lashing out at Gov. Ron DeSantis and support of […]

Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) announced his endorsement of Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly for governor during a recent speaking event posted on social media this week. "Something else we get the opportunity to do this November is elect a Democrat to the governor's mansion and elect a Democrat to be lieutenant governor of this […]

Florida gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner (R) announced the launch of a seven-figure ad buy discussing the state's affordability crisis on families and small businesses and his plan to fix the problem through a social media post this week. The 30-second ad, entitled "Stop the Games," includes Renner advocating to eliminate property taxes, lower insurance rates, prosecute […]

Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) attacked Democratic opponent David Jolly as a radical with comparisons to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. "Radical Liberal David Jolly stands with New York Communist Zohran Mamdani," Donalds wrote in a social media post. "David Jolly wants to import Mamdani’s socialist policies to Florida. Not on […]

Larry Sabato, a popular political scientist and election forecaster, is forecasting that gubernatorial candidate David Jolly has a better chance at becoming the first elected Democratic governor of Florida in over three decades. According to Sabato's Crystal Ball predictions, Florida has moved from "Safe R" (Republican) to "Likely R," giving Jolly and Florida Democrats possibly […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Republican gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Byron Donalds says he will finish out his congressional term in office and not resign to focus on his gubernatorial campaign. “I’m going to finish out the term. We have other work that’s got to get done,” Rep. Donalds told The Floridian shortly after votes concluded Wednesday afternoon. […]

Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly reiterated his call to have a moratorium on artificial intelligence (AI) date centers while attacking Republican opponent Byron Donalds for being "out of touch" on the issue through a video posted on social media this week. "That's a candidate, that's a person out of touch with where Florida's voters are," […]