One official said the state's push to audit and toss marijuana petition signatures has put elections officials "in the middle of a political war."

With 2026 a statewide election year, these are the 6 most likely people to succeed Ron DeSantis as Florida governor in January 2027.

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.

Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Matthew Bloch, Lily Boyce, Irineo Cabreros, Nico Chilla, Nate Cohn, Annie Daniel,

After six years of aggressively moving the state in a conservative direction, Gov. Ron DeSantis will be leaving office. Why can't he run again?

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.

Voters in Florida House District 87 will head to the polls on Tuesday for a primary election to select candidates for the upcoming special general election.

HD 87 runs up the coast of Palm Beach County, spanning Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Juno Beach and Hypoluxo. It’s been without representation since August, when Republican Rep. Mike Caruso resigned for an appointed job as the Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller.