Florida 2026 Election Results: Key Races and Legislative Changes

November 4, 2026

By Amanda Fraser, Governmental Consultant, Colodny Fass

Florida’s Political Landscape Following the 2026 Election

The November 3, 2026, midterm elections represent another significant chapter in Florida’s evolving political landscape, offering important insight into the state’s political priorities, voter sentiment, and the shifting dynamics of power in Tallahassee and Washington. This election provided an interesting view of the political environment heading into the next legislative cycle and the 2028 election cycle. Voter turnout, regional voting patterns, campaign messaging, and emerging political coalitions influenced the results and should be considered as we evaluate strategy for the near future.

Republicans held every statewide office on the ballot, but by much thinner margins than the state’s recent history would suggest. Republican Byron Donalds will succeed term-limited Ron DeSantis, after beating Democrat David Jolly for governor by a margin of 50.1 percent to Jolly’s 48.7 percent. Republicans held the remainder of the Cabinet posts and the majority in the Senate and the House, but Democrats gained seats in both legislative chambers. In the House chamber, in particular, the Democrats flipped enough districts to overturn the Republican’s 2/3 supermajority, which gave the Republicans the sole power to waive rules and override Governor vetoes without any help from the minority party.

Florida 2026 Election Results: Statewide Races

Office Election Result
Governor Donalds (REP) won with 50.02% – Jolly (DEM) lost with 48.71%
Attorney General Uthmeier (REP) won with 50.94% – Rodriguez (DEM) lost with 49.06%
Chief Financial Officer Ingoglia (REP) won with 50.94% – Taddeo (DEM) lost with 49.06%
Agriculture Commissioner Simpson (REP) won with 51.08% – Atkins (DEM) lost with 48.92%

 

Florida Ballot Amendment Results

The widely watched Amendment 3, for increasing the homestead tax exemption, was the only amendment to secure the 60% needed to pass.

U.S. Senate and Florida Congressional Election Results

  • US Senate race: Incumbent Ashley Moody beat Angie Nixon with 50.87%

  • Florida Congressional Delegation: 20 Republicans / 8 Democrats

Florida Legislative Races and Voter Turnout

  • 93 State House races – 27 candidates were unopposed
  • 18 State Senate races – 2 candidates were unopposed
  • Voter Turnout: 60.76%

How Did Florida’s Legislature Change After the 2026 Election?

Florida Legislature: 2024–2026 Composition

Chamber Party Composition
House 84 Republicans / 34 Democrats (2 vacant)
Senate 27 Republicans / 12 Democrats / 1 NPA

 

New Florida Legislature Composition Following the 2026 Election

Chamber Party Composition
House 70 Republicans / 50 Democrats
Senate 25 Republicans / 13 Democrats / 1 NPA (1 vacant)

 

Incoming and Returning Florida Legislators

House:
Incoming freshman: 43
Returning incumbents: 77

Senate:
Incoming freshman: 8 (including 1 through a special election)
Returning incumbents: 33

Florida Voter Registration by Political Affiliation

Florida currently has 13,704,495 registered voters:

  • 41.5% are Republicans,
  • 30.25% are Democrats, and
  • 24.5% are no party affiliated

Notable Florida House Election Results: 16 State House Races

Democrats managed to take 5 open seats from Republicans AND unseat 11 Republican incumbents, giving them 16 more votes in the next Legislative Session:

  • HD 22 incumbent Chad Johnson (R) lost to Amy Trask (D)
  • HD 33 incumbent Monique Miller (R) lost to Daniel McDow (D)
  • HD 35 incumbent Erica Booth (R) lost to Eric Gray (D)
  • HD 36 incumbent Rachel Plakon (R) lost to Darryl Block (D)
  • HD 39 incumbent Doug Bankson (R) lost to Jarod Fox (D)
  • HD 51 incumbent Hilary Holley (R) lost to Octavio Hernandez (D)
  • HD 69 incumbent Danny Alvarez (R) lost to Ashley Herrmann (D)
  • HD 93 incumbent Anne Gerwig (R) lost to August Mangeney (D)
  • HD 94 incumbent Meg Weinberger (R) lost to Elizabeth Holmes (D)
  • HD 101 incumbent Hillary Cassell (R) lost to Todd Delmay (D)
  • HD 106 incumbent Fabian Basabe (R) lost to Lucia Baez-Geller (D)

The only battleground seat the Republicans managed to keep was HD 87, a traditionally held Republican seat that the Democrats were able to flip (briefly) in a Special Election in March. John Maples (R) beat Emily Gregory (D) with 50.69% of the vote.

Notable Florida Senate Election Results: 2 State Senate Races

  • SD 14 (Polk county) is traditionally held by a Republican, but the Democrats won the seat in a Special Election in March 2026 and managed to hold on to it in the General with Brian Nathan (D) beating Josie Tomkow (R) with 52.24% of the vote
  • SD 10 (Seminole county) incumbent Jason Brodeur (R) lost to John Lowndes (D) 44% – 56%

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