2026 Elections

Political watchers pointed to spending discrepancies, and different population trends, as to big reasons Texas and Georgia turned blue while Florida stayed red.

Florida House Democrats gained 15 seats this election cycle, breaking the Republican supermajority in the chamber and giving Democrats new opportunities to influence the legislative process.

Leon County Commissioner David O'Keefe has defeated challenger David Hawkins to win another term representing District Five. O'Keefe received 69 percent of the vote, winning by about 10 thousand votes.

Republican Austin Rogers won a close race Tuesday against Democrat Amanda Marie Green to represent Florida's Second Congressional District.

A state economic analysis predicted local governments could lose nearly $5 billion from Amendment 3's passage. Those losses would rise to approach $9 billion the next year, with an eventual recurring impact of nearly $12 billion.

Byron Donalds, a three-term Republican congressman from Naples, held off a challenge from Democratic nominee David Jolly to take the Florida governor’s race, results from the state Division of Elections showed late Tuesday evening.

Teacher PJ Perez has defeated local business executive Tom Derzypolski in the race for Tallahassee City Commission Seat three. Perez received 64 percent of the vote, outpacing Derzypolski by almost 20,000 votes.

Tallahassee City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow has defeated former state Senator Loranne Ausley to become the city's next mayor.

Intimidation and AI misuse at the polls cause concern for voters.

Tallahassee Mayoral candidates Loranne Ausley and Jeremy Matlow participated in a political forum Tuesday hosted by the Capital City Tiger Bay Club