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2026 Florida gubernatorial election

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2026 Florida gubernatorial election

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Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Ron DeSantis
Republican



The 2026 Florida gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of Florida, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is term-limited and cannot seek election to a third consecutive term in office.

Eligibility and requirements

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Article IV, Section 5(b), of the Florida Constitution states that, for a person to serve as governor, they must:[1]

  • Be at least thirty years old;
  • Be a permanent resident of Florida for at least seven years;
  • Not have served as governor for six years or more of the two prior terms.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Publicly expressed interest

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Potential

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Ashley Moody[a]

Individuals

Polling

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Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Casey
DeSantis
Byron
Donalds
Matt
Gaetz
Ashley
Moody
Jeanette
Nuñez
Jimmy
Patronis
Wilton
Simpson
Francis
Suarez
Michael
Waltz
Other Undecided
Florida Atlantic University/
Mainstreet Research
[10]
June 8–9, 2024 366 (RV) ± 3.3% 43% 19% 13% 14% 5% 7%[c]
Victory Insights[11] April 3–6, 2024 1,200 (LV) ± 2.9% 21% 13% 3% 2% 5% 14%[d] 43%
University of North Florida[12] October 23 – November 4, 2023 788 (LV) ± 3.77% 22% 9% 9% 6% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 6%[e] 40%

Casey DeSantis vs. Matt Gaetz

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Casey
DeSantis
Matt
Gaetz
Other Undecided
Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research[13] April 15–17, 2024 372 (RV) ± 3.3% 38% 16% 20% 26%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Publicly expressed interest

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Potential

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Declined

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Independents

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Filed paperwork

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  • Molière Dimanche, writer[19]

Publicly expressed interest

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General election

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Polling

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Hypothetical polling

Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Generic
Republican
Generic
Democrat
Undecided
Cygnal (R)[21] October 26–28, 2024 600 (LV) ± 3.98% 48% 41% 11%

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Has not declared her candidacy
  2. ^ a b c Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ^ "Someone else" with 7%
  4. ^ "Someone else" with 14%
  5. ^ "Someone else" with 6%

Partisan clients

References

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  1. ^ "Article IV, Florida Constitution". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Adragna, Anthony (November 27, 2024). "Johnson's next margin headache: Manchin-style Republicans". Politico. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Neely, Samantha (November 25, 2024). "Can DeSantis run in 2026? Matt Gaetz and others who may get in race for Florida governor". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Calder, Rich (November 23, 2024). "Ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz teases run for Florida governor". New York Post. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Little, Jim (November 14, 2024). "Campaign to replace Matt Gaetz in Congress starting to take shape". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Scheckner, Jesse (July 22, 2024). "'That would be interesting': Francis Suarez again floats Governor's run". Florida Politics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Gancarski, A.G. (July 7, 2024). "Flagship conservative mag floats 'clearing a lane' for Casey DeSantis' Governor run". Florida Politics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  8. ^ Wilson, Kirby (May 13, 2024). "Casey DeSantis has 'zero' interest in running for governor, Ron DeSantis says". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Gancarski, A.G. (May 8, 2024). "After Gainesville pizza problem, Ric Flair endorses Ashley Moody for Governor". Florida Politics.
  10. ^ Florida Atlantic University/
    Mainstreet Research
  11. ^ Victory Insights
  12. ^ University of North Florida
  13. ^ Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research
  14. ^ Man, Anthony (September 21, 2024). "Dissatisfied with his party's potential candidates, Democratic state senator may run for Florida governor". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  15. ^ Man, Anthony (November 25, 2024). "Potential candidates already look to 2026. LaMarca for Congress? Book's return to Florida Senate?". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 27, 2024. [Pizzo's] also said he might seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2026
  16. ^ Hanks, Douglas (August 21, 2024). "Miami-Dade's Democratic mayor won big this week. Is a run for Florida governor next?". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  17. ^ Solender, Andrew (November 27, 2024). "Scoop: A huge wave of House members is eyeing runs for other offices in 2026". Axios. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  18. ^ Adragna, Anthony (December 17, 2024). "Moskowitz brushes aside FEMA reports". Politico. Retrieved December 17, 2024. 'I am staying in Congress and running for re-election,' Moskowitz (D-Fla.) said
  19. ^ Of Elections, Florida Division (June 26, 2024). "Candidate Tracking System". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  20. ^ Leonard, Kimberly (December 12, 2024). "John Morgan on how he'd run for gov". Politico. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  21. ^ Cygnal (R)