Florida Governor

After nearly three decades of Republican control of Florida, the executive office of the governor has become more powerful than ever before. So when Florida voters choose between Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly for governor on Nov. 3, the winner will be poised to shape the state’s direction for years to come.

By many measures, Florida seems like an ideal place for Rep. Byron Donalds to make history as the first Black Republican ever elected governor.

I’m a political scientist with firsthand experience in state political campaigns. My research with colleagues on Florida elections will be published in a forthcoming book in January 2027. Over the past eight years, I have observed how DeSantis has mastered the powers of his office. While the governor leaves behind countless new conservative policies, perhaps his most lasting legacy is how he wielded and expanded those powers.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly ripped into Republicans again Friday over the grand jury report on Hope Florida.

Attempting to become Florida's first Black governor, Congressman Byron Donalds easily outdistanced a crowded Republican field of gubernatorial candidates on Tuesday night. He will face Democrat David Jolly in November.

The Broward County State Attorney’s office confirmed a criminal investigation into Sean Lozano is being conducted by its Public Corruption Unit, after receiving a request from his former employer, the Lauderhill Police Department, last July.

Automatic license plate readers have become a hot-button topic in Florida's gubernatorial race as their numbers grow across communities.

Interviews with young Fishback supporters reveal how the 31-year-old candidate's populist positions, like protecting the environment and securing housing for young people, are winning them over. The young voters might not hear, or care about, the same candidate's dogwhistles that other, far-right supporters seem to be listening to.

Within two weeks, the state's Republican party disinvited Fishback from a marquee candidate event and a fellow challenger for governor — Jay Collins — sued Fishback to disqualify him from the race. The efforts speak to the messy succession fight underway and surging support for Fishback among disaffected Floridians.

Between his campaign account and political committee, Donalds has $65.8 million cash on hand as of June 1, according to campaign finance reports tracking fundraising from April 1 to May 31.

ormer U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, who fell 3.1 percentage points short of being the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2018, could be on the ballot again this year, but in a supporting role.

The 30-year-old political newcomer wants to end HB-1 visas and remove every ‘foreign worker who has stolen a job from us.’