Elections 2026: Know Your Federal, State Candidates
Want to know which candidates are in your district and what they stand for? The WLRN News team and our public media partners across Florida have put together a guide for the federal and state races in the 2026 election cycle.
We have gathered details like candidate websites, their priorities and the stance they have on issues like the affordability, abortion and immigration.
Below you can find which districts you are in for these races, followed by our guide with information on candidates for the Aug. 18 primaries, ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms. Use the buttons to switch between U.S. Senate, U.S. House, State Senate and State House races. We will be updating entries as and when we receive more information.
We also have a detailed explainer with everything on how and where to vote and a guide to voter guides to help you choose. Let us know what local concerns you have as you look to vote by emailing talktous@wlrnnews.org.
These are the candidates competing in the Aug. 18 primaries:
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ELECTION 2026 COVERAGE
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The newsroom staff of WLRN will be teaming up with public radio stations around Florida to bring listeners on air and readers online the latest election results of the top statewide offices, including the governor’s race between the leading candidates Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly. -
A first-time voter explains why she plans to cast a ballot on Nov. 3 as newly naturalized US citizenSofía Lumbre, 21, became a U.S. citizen last year and plans to vote for the first time this November 3. She registered before walking out of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office. -
Only days before Tuesday's midterm elections, a local union group brought Cuban and Venezuelan voters to Little Havana for a rally Thursday to denounce U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, accusing the Republican congresswoman of abandoning her immigrant and working-class constituents. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis spent nearly half of his press conference Wednesday making the case once again for Amendment 3, the proposal on the statewide ballot that would cut property taxes for Florida homeowners. With six days to go before Election Day, polls indicate the proposal might be in danger of failing. -
Florida International University's new poll of South Florida Cubans indicates that despite their anger at seeing so many in their community caught up in President Trump's immigration dragnet, they still plan to vote Republican in next week's midterm elections. -
“I want to show the young, the new generations, that they have an opportunity to raise their voice and go vote,” said 48-year-old Nicolas Mantovani. -
The councils and trusts, which have chapters in 14 Florida counties, are at risk of losing $278.1 million over the next two fiscal years if the measure passes. By the second year of having less local property tax, saving some services may mean cutting others. -
"We've seen where people, even locally in Broward County, have mailed a ballot and it's taken up to two weeks for that ballot to get here, which is totally unacceptable," Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott told WSVN 7News. -
A survey of Miami-Dade voters found higher-than-average reports of confusion about voter registration, election information. -
During the Jim Crow era of American history from the late 19th century to the mid-1960s, state and local laws enforced racial segregation and systematically denied Black people their basic rights and ability to vote. -
Supervisor of Elections Sherri Hodies said she was told federal agents were pursuing a suspect who pulled into the Murray Nelson Government Center, 102050 Overseas Highway.
