2026 Elections

A month after Florida Democrats scored upset victories in two special legislative elections, a new survey shows their top candidates for statewide offices are either in a statistical tie or leading against GOP opponents.

Democrat Richard Lamondin, a Miami entrepreneur, has dropped out of a race for Congress by switching to run for a state Senate seat held by Republican incumbent state Sen. Alexis Calatayud.

Hector Mujica, a Venezuelan-American who left his longtime job at Google to run for the U.S. Senate in Florida, is leaving the statewide race to compete in the Democratic primary for the 28th congressional district currently held by Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez.

A new poll of Democratic voters in Florida’s 27th Congressional District shows former CBS4 anchor Eliott Rodriguez as the frontrunner in a crowded Democratic primary for Congress, his campaign reported Monday.

Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a key figure in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment investigation, is joining a crowded field of Democratic candidates seeking to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar.

After a bruising 2024 election cycle that left Florida Democrats reeling, party leaders in Miami-Dade say the narrative of decline no longer fits what they’re seeing on the ground. A string of off-year wins in 2025, both locally and nationally, has reinvigorated organizers who believe Miami-Dade could once again become competitive terrain heading into the 2026 midterms.

Otis Wallace has been mayor of the South Dade city since 1982. On the eve of his retirement, he fears the state of immigration enforcement nationwide.

Victoria Doyle, a Lake Worth Beach attorney and local activist, is officially launching her campaign for Florida’s 22nd Congressional District on Thursday, positioning herself as a progressive alternative to longtime incumbent Democrat Rep. Lois Frankel.

Florida is poised to join the wave of states debating how they might reshape congressional voting districts, as political parties grapple for an edge in next year’s midterm elections.

The latest effort to legalize marijuana in Florida encountered a legal setback but those behind a new amendment insist they still can qualify for the 2026 ballot.

Weeks after a pro-marijuana group sued the DeSantis administration in the Florida Supreme Court for allegedly slow-walking the process to put an amendment on the ballot, Florida election officials announced that they have taken that step.

Counties and cities borrow billions of dollars for all kinds of expensive projects. They pledge future property tax revenues to pay back their lenders. Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to reduce or eliminate some property taxes, leaving a lot of uncertainty of how the changes may impact local government bonds.