Florida Governor race, 2026
On the ballot in Florida on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Candidates are listed as Florida's official candidate list prints them, grouped by the party label the state uses. GovGalaxy doesn't rank candidates, call races or project winners.
On the ballot
- Democratic:
- David Jolly and Gwen Graham
- Libertarian Party of Florida:
- Scott Eckhard Jewett and Nicole Skelly
- No Party Affiliation:
- Dean Ocean Abrams and Joe Van Vactor and Charles Burkett and Ruben A. Coto and Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto and Juan Santana and Moliere "Moe" Dimanche and Benjiman Rojas and Frank J. Russo and Rachel Rodriguez
- Republican:
- Byron Donalds and Bryan Avila
Source: Florida Department of State, Division of Elections (opens in a new tab).
- Every candidate in our files, with party labels as the state lists them.
Results
Florida's last polls close at 8 p.m. ET. After polls close, GovGalaxy shows unofficial counts read from Florida's official results file. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them.
Last time this seat was on the ballot
History: the official certified result from November 8, 2022, shown for reference. It is not a forecast of the 2026 race.
- DeSantis / Nuñez · REP4,614,210 · 59.37%
- Crist / Hernandez · DEM3,106,313 · 39.97%
- Roos / Rorabaugh · LPF19,299 · 0.25%
- Gimenez / Gibson · NPA31,577 · 0.41%
Total votes: 7,771,399
Source: Florida Division of Elections - 2022 official results (opens in a new tab)
Recent polls
Each poll is copied from the pollster's own release, newest first. Polls are snapshots with a margin of error, not forecasts; GovGalaxy doesn't average them.
Siena Research Institute release (opens in a new tab) for The New York Times
released Oct 28; likely voters; margin of error not listed
David Jolly (Democrat) 44% · Byron Donalds (Republican) 48%