Governor
12 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The two below are the major-party candidates; the other 10 are listed underneath and are on the ballot too.
Jolly represented Pinellas in Congress as a Republican from 2014 to 2017, later left the party, and is now running as a Democrat — so he has held office under a different label than the one on this ballot. His running mate, Gwen Graham, is a former congresswoman and the daughter of Bob Graham. His is the most detailed platform in the race, at 14 published planks.
Donalds has represented southwest Florida in Congress since 2021 and served in the Florida House before that. He carries Donald Trump's endorsement, which he features prominently. Unusually for this race, he has published several named, detailed state policy plans rather than slogans — on insurance, healthcare pricing and immigration enforcement.
No campaign finance source is wired for this office yet. State candidates file with the Florida Division of Elections, not the FEC. This is missing data, not $0.
No campaign finance source is wired for this office yet. State candidates file with the Florida Division of Elections, not the FEC. This is missing data, not $0.
His 14-point platform has no immigration plank. It mentions correcting criminal-justice disparities for immigrant communities, but says nothing about state cooperation with ICE.
Source →Would go further, not less far. His "Zero Tolerance, Zero Dollars" plan makes every agency and nonprofit taking state money certify it cooperates with ICE, and cuts off funding to any that don't.
Source →Has not said anything publicly about data centers, water use or power costs.
Source →Has not said anything publicly about data centers, water use or power costs.
Source →Would have Florida write the Roe v. Wade standard into state law, undoing the current six-week ban.
Source →Runs on "protecting life" as a core value. His platform does not spell out what abortion limits he would keep or change as governor.
Source →Would create a state catastrophic fund to take hurricane risk off private insurers, which he argues would cut both property and car insurance rates.
Source →Would build an "Insurer Scorecard" — a public dashboard comparing insurers on price, claim approvals and time to payment — and fine companies that don't report. Transparency and competition rather than a state fund.
Source →Would ban assault weapon sales, require universal background checks, look at licensing, and keep and expand the red flag law passed after Parkland.
Source →Opposes new gun restrictions, running on defending Second Amendment rights and citing his top NRA ratings.
Source →Says Florida should accept the science of climate change and invest in resiliency statewide, protecting beaches and state parks.
Source →Would finish Everglades restoration, improve water quality and protect beaches, but publishes nothing on flooding, sea level rise or storm risk.
Source →Would expand Medicaid, which Florida has never done, calling it critical for childbirth care, seniors' long-term care and rural hospitals.
Source →His "Your Doctor, Your Price" plan would make every licensed provider post real cash prices, end network lock-in and surprise bills, force prior authorizations within 72 hours, and require PBMs to disclose rebates.
Source →Florida should become a leading technology economy and invest in a renewed agriculture economy with a vision for the next century. We should continue to grow our tourist economy and should retain Florida’s top talent while attracting the world’s brightest minds and creators
Lower taxes, less regulation, and world-class schools that put our students first will keep our economy strong and help every Floridian succeed. We must also work to make Florida the nation’s financial capital – diversifying our economy, creating jobs, and attracting new investment into the state.
Public schools have been inadequately funded in the state of Florida for decades. We need to dramatically increase investment in Florida’s public schools to provide more public schools in more neighborhoods, with more teachers who are paid more. Private schools that accept vouchers for students should be required to cap the rate of tuition inflation for those students, should be required to provide the same specialized services public schools provide, and the voucher program should be means-test
Byron attended Florida State University and graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance and marketing. While serving in the Florida House of Representatives, Byron made his mark as a champion for school choice and protecting parental rights in education. Donalds led the effort to enact Hope Scholarships that empowered parents with school choice and passed a first-in-the-nation bill to that allowed parents and community members to review instructional materials in schools.
Florida has some of the weakest ethics and campaign finance rules of any state in the country. Florida should lead the nation in campaign finance reform and a sweeping ethics package committed to transparency and to protecting Florida taxpayers from legalized graft in Tallahassee.
No published position.
Florida leaders should unleash clean and renewable energies across the Sunshine State, requiring greater integration of clean energy technologies into our public utilities. Environmentally sound energy technologies provide for greater stewardship of our environment, protect our tourist and environmental economy, and can drive down utility costs for all Florida consumers.
As Governor, Byron Donalds will work to complete Everglades Restoration, improve water quality , expand access to water supply, and protect our beaches and natural resources that make Florida the most beautiful state in the nation.
Florida suffers needlessly from gun violence. Responsible gun owners are not the problem, but lax gun laws are. Florida should ban the sale of assault weapons, require universal and comprehensive background checks, explore licensing, and preserve and expand the red flag laws enacted following the tragedy at Parkland.
From defending Second Amendment rights, to protecting life, and to keeping radical woke ideology out of schools, Byron will always fight the Left’s agenda.
Reproductive healthcare decisions should be made between women and their doctors, not politicians.
No published position.
Across Florida, voters continue to use their vote to choose the direction of their state and their community. But Tallahassee politicians preempt the will of the voters based on selfish ideological whims.
No published position.
No published position.
Byron stands with President Trump to secure the border, keep our families and communities safe, end taxpayer handouts to illegals, and stop drugs from pouring into our country.
The property insurance crisis is the primary reason so many people in Florida are struggling to afford a home. From renters to retirees to homeowners, the burden of property insurance continues to make housing costs in Florida unaffordable for many. A state catastrophic fund that removes natural disaster perils from the private market would dramatically reduce property and car insurance rates, restoring affordability and price stability for millions of Floridians.
Byron will work to solve the property insurance crisis, lower housing costs, and make Florida affordable again.
But Florida can also be a state that corrects disparities in criminal justice for communities of color and immigrant communities, promoting local control of community policing. It’s time Florida fights crime, not communities.
No published position.
No published position.
Florida continues to grow rapidly, and our infrastructure must not only keep up, but also be designed to meet the current and future needs of the state.
Florida is home to one of the largest veteran populations in the United States.
No published position.
Also on the ballot
These candidates qualified for the same race and will appear on your ballot. Write-in candidates are the exception — under s.99.061(4) their names are not printed, and a voter has to write them on the blank line.