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2026 Florida Governor — Democratic Primary

Governor

August 18, 20266 candidates

This is the saved August 18, 2026 primary field. Candidates and profile links are preserved; profiles may include newer research. View the current election →

Candidate placement is confirmed from the official 2026 Democratic primary sample ballot published for Polk County. View official ballot ↗

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Candidate field

Candidates

6 primary candidates; 6 profiles are published with retained evidence.

Office guide

About this office

Understand the responsibilities, authority, and limits of the office in this contest.

What the Florida governor does

Scope: Statewide executive office.

The governor leads Florida's executive branch, is responsible for seeing that state laws are faithfully executed, and serves as the state's chief administrative officer with responsibility for state planning and budgeting.

Main responsibilities

  • Lead Florida's executive branch and ensure the laws are faithfully executed.
  • Serve as the state's chief administrative officer with responsibility for state planning and budgeting.

Why it matters to voters

  • The office affects statewide administration, budget priorities, appointments, executive actions, and the implementation of state law.
Election
Partisan election
Who votes
Statewide
Term
4 years
Election rules, limits, and official sources

Selection: Primary candidates for governor may run without a lieutenant-governor candidate. General-election candidates form joint candidacies, and voters cast one vote for the ticket.

Residency: The Florida Constitution requires the governor and lieutenant governor to be at least 30 years old and to have resided in Florida for the preceding seven years.

Governor–lieutenant governor ticket: A candidate may seek a party's nomination for governor without a lieutenant-governor candidate. For the general election, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor form a joint candidacy, and voters cast one vote for the ticket.

How FactVote presents the public record: FactVote separates explicit executive actions from direct public statements. It may include executive orders, signed or vetoed legislation, specified appointments, budget actions, and statements when the official actor, action, and exact supporting text are available. An event occurring during a governor's term is never attributed to that governor by timing alone.

What the office does not control

  • The governor shares authority with the Legislature, Cabinet, agencies, courts, local governments, and other institutions; a statewide outcome is not attributed to the governor by timing alone.

Official sources