Florida’s August 18 primary set a November governor’s race between Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly. 🗳️ Both are competing to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The primary selected party nominees rather than the next governor: Florida’s general election is scheduled for November 3. The state constitution requires governor and lieutenant-governor candidates to run as a joint ticket in that election.
📰 In the Democratic Senate special-election primary, state representative Angie Nixon defeated former Army officer Alexander Vindman. The contest is for the remainder of the Senate term formerly held by Marco Rubio.
The election combines a statewide executive contest with a federal Senate race. Florida election officials list both governor and one Senate seat among the offices on the 2026 general-election ballot. 🇺🇸