Corrine Brown is an American former politician and convicted felon who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida from 1993 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. After a court-ordered redistricting significantly changed her district and a federal felony conviction for corruption,Brown was defeated in the 2016 Democratic primary by Al Lawson,who went on to win Brown's former seat.
Nancy Ruth Mace is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Ronald Dion DeSantis is an American politician and former naval officer serving as the 46th governor of Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served from 2013 to 2018 as the U.S. representative from Florida's 6th congressional district. DeSantis was a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination,withdrawing his candidacy in January 2024.
Valdez Venita Demings is an American politician and former police officer who served as U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. The district covered most of the western half of Orlando and includes much of the area around Orlando's resort parks. It includes many of Orlando's western suburbs,including Apopka and Winter Garden. From 2007 to 2011,Demings served as the first female chief of the Orlando Police Department,closing a 27-year career in law enforcement. She has also been first lady of Orange County,Florida,since December 4,2018,when her husband Jerry Demings was sworn in as County Mayor.
Karen Castor Dentel is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 30th District,which includes Altamonte Springs,Casselberry,Maitland,Eatonville,and Winter Park in southern Seminole County and northern Orange County,from 2012 to 2014.
The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Florida,alongside an election to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Republican Governor Rick Scott was term-limited and could not run for a third term,and he successfully ran for Florida's Class I Senate seat.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including President of the United States.
Ashley Brooke Moody is an American politician,attorney,and former jurist serving as the junior United States senator from Florida since 2025. A member of the Republican Party,she served as the 38th attorney general of Florida from 2019 to 2025,as a circuit court judge in Hillsborough County from 2007 to 2017,and before that as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Middle District of Florida.
Anna Vishkaee Eskamani is an American politician. A Democrat,she represents District 42,which covers parts of Orlando along with Maitland,Winter Park,Eatonville,Edgewood,and Belle Isle,in the Florida House of Representatives. She is the first Iranian American elected to any public office in Florida.
Randy Fine is an American Republican politician,and former gambling industry executive currently serving in the Florida Senate for the 19th district since 2024. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016–2024. His district covers southern Brevard County.
Anthony Frank Sabatini is an American politician,attorney,and military officer serving as a captain in the Army National Guard. He previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 32nd district from 2018 to 2022 and as a city commissioner for Eustis,Florida from 2017 to 2018. In 2022,he was the runner-up in Florida's 7th congressional district Republican primary,losing to Cory Mills. In December 2022,Sabatini was elected chair of the Lake County Republican party. He is well known for his staunch support of President Donald Trump.
Byron Lowell Donalds is an American politician and financial analyst who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district since 2021,as a member of the Republican Party. His district includes much of Southwest Florida.
The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Florida,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide,and defeated the Democratic Party nominee,Charlie Crist,who served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican and later as an independent. No Democrat has been elected governor of Florida since 1994.
Rebekah Jones is an American geographer,data scientist,and activist. She is known for her COVID-19 activism in Florida,allegations against the Florida Department of Health and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis,an unsubstantiated whistleblower complaint after being fired,and several legal issues. She was referred to as a whistleblower and awarded with several honors,but many public officials and media outlets labeled her a conspiracy theorist after investigation into her and her allegations.
Kathy Ellen Manning is an American lawyer and politician who represented the North Carolina's 6th congressional district from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party,her district was in the heart of the Piedmont Triad area,including Greensboro and High Point,as well as parts of Forsyth,Rockingham,and Caswell Counties.
Monique Haughton Worrell is a prosecutor and Democratic politician who has served as the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida since January 2021. On August 9,2023 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended Worrell from her office and appointed circuit judge Andrew Bain as acting state attorney for the remaining duration of her term. Worrell ran for a second-term against Bain. In 2024,Worrell was re-elected to a second term.
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.
United States gubernatorial elections are scheduled to be held on November 3,2026,in 36 states and three territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2022,except in New Hampshire and Vermont,where governors serve two-year terms and elected their governors in 2024. Fifteen of the thirty-six states with elections in this cycle have officially term-limited incumbents. While two of the three United States territories with elections this cycle have officially term-limited incumbents.
Erika Booth is an American educator and politician who currently serves as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 35th district,which includes most of Osceola County and eastern parts of Orange County. She previously served as a member of the Osceola County School Board from 2022 to 2023.
