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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 re-election to a third consecutive term.
Though Florida has leaned Republican at the state level in the 21st century, having consistently elected Republicans to the governorship in particular since 1998, the state has seen a considerable rightward political shift in recent years. In 2022, incumbent Governor Ron DeSantis was re-elected with a 19.4% lead, a considerable improvement from his razor-thin 0.4-point victory four years earlier.[ citation needed ] This was followed two years later by Republican Donald Trump winning his adoptive home state with a 13% lead as he won a second non-consecutive presidential term, building upon his 3.3% margin of victory in 2020 and seemingly diminishing Florida's longtime swing-state status. [1]
Article IV, Section 5(b), of the Florida Constitution states that, for a person to serve as governor, they must: [2]
Executive officials
State senators
State representatives
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | Casey DeSantis | Byron Donalds | Matt Gaetz | Ashley Moody | Jeanette Nuñez | Jimmy Patronis | Wilton Simpson | Francis Suarez | Michael Waltz | Other | Undecided |
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Victory Insights [14] | January 26–27, 2025 | 850 (LV) | ± 3.5% | – | 34% | – | – | – | – | 5% | – | – | – | 61% |
– | 31% | – | – | 4% | – | 3% | 1% | – | – | 60% | ||||
Florida Atlantic University/ Mainstreet Research [15] | June 8–9, 2024 | 366 (RV) | ± 3.3% | 43% | 19% | 13% | 14% | – | 5% | – | – | – | 7% [b] | – |
Victory Insights [16] | April 3–6, 2024 | 1,200 (LV) | ± 2.9% | – | 21% | 13% | – | – | 3% | 2% | – | 5% | 14% [c] | 43% |
University of North Florida [17] | October 23 – November 4, 2023 | 788 (LV) | ± 3.77% | 22% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 6% [d] | 40% |
Casey DeSantis vs. Matt Gaetz
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | Casey DeSantis | Matt Gaetz | Other | Undecided |
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Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research [18] | April 15–17, 2024 | 372 (RV) | ± 3.3% | 38% | 16% | 20% | 26% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [28] | Solid R | January 23, 2025 |
Inside Elections [29] | Solid R | February 6, 2025 |
Partisan clients
'I am staying in Congress and running for re-election,' Moskowitz (D-Fla.) said
Official campaign websites