In Florida, voters will make several decisions in key races in 2026, including who will become the next governor.

While we won’t elect a president, in Florida we will decide who should fill some very important seats in government.

Florida voters in 2026 will decide who succeeds Ron DeSantis as governor, who should run the Florida Legislature, who should represent them in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and they’ll decide on races for county and city governments.

Will Florida voters have the change again to legalize recreational weed? Maybe, but it's going to be an uphill battle.

Florida’s budget totals $117.4 billion for 23.3 million residents — about $5,038 per person. New York, a similarly sized state governed by Democrats, spends $254 billion for roughly 20 million people, or about $12,700 per person. That means Democratic governance costs residents nearly $7,800 more per person — without delivering better services.

A bill filed for the upcoming legislative session aims to tighten Florida's voter registration rules, looking to ban out-of-state voters and require proof of citizenship.

Republican-sponsored legislation aims to enhance election integrity by mandating proof of U.S. citizenship, marking non-citizen IDs with ‘NC’

HB 991 reportedly has the backing of the Florida supervisors of election and is sponsored by state Reps. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, R-Fort Myers, and Dana Trabulsy, R- Fort Pierce.