In the governor’s race, current Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is facing off against Democrat and former U.S. Rep. David Jolly.
Jolly, who left the Republican Party in 2018 and registered as an independent, later registered as a Democrat in 2025.
During his tenure in the U.S. House, Jolly supported legislation that generally favored a conservative approach to taxes. On his campaign website, he is open about his support for expanding Medicaid, increasing education funding, codifying Roe v. Wade and issuing a statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers.
Donalds has also demonstrated a conservative approach to taxes. He supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in 2025, which included Medicaid work requirements, and supported the Dobbs decision. Donalds has not said whether he would do a moratorium on data centers but has vocalized the need to protect residents from having higher electricity bills.
In the special election race for U.S. Senate, Republican incumbent Ashley Moody is running against Democrat Angela Nixon. The race holds implications for the partisan balance of the U.S. Senate.
Republican incumbent Attorney General James Uthmeier is running to keep his position. He is challenged by Democrat Jose Javier Rodriguez. Meanwhile, Republican Blaise Ingoglia is running to maintain his spot as the state’s chief financial officer. Democrat Annette Taddeo is vying for the position.
The race for commissioner of agriculture and consumer services has Democrat Joey Atkins challenging Republican incumbent Wilton Simpson.
Voters will also have a chance to decide some key issues on three constitutional amendments.
Amendment 1 would increase the amount of money the state can retain in the budget stabilization fund from 10% of net general revenue to 25%.
Amendment 2 would exempt certain farm equipment or tools from property taxes.
Amendment 3 would increase the property tax exemption for homesteads to $250,000 by 2028 and limit local governments to spending property tax revenue on public safety, education, infrastructure, natural resource projects, flood control, local bonds, employee retirement benefits and government operations.
As of Tuesday, eligible registered voters can vote early in Alachua, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Escambia, Flagler, Gadsden, Hendry, Hillsborough, Indian River, Jefferson, Lake, Lee, Leon, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Lucie, Volusia and Walton counties.
