Governor's Race

GOP gubernatorial candidate James Fishback told a Leon County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday he’s always lived in Florida and he only stayed in a residence in Washington, D.C. “seasonally,” defending himself from an attempt to knock him from the ballot.

As Suncoast areas continue to grapple with the effect of short-term vacation rentals, the industry’s most dominant player has staked a major claim in Florida's premier 2026 election. Airbnb, the online marketplace at the center of local fights over neighborhood rentals, has contributed $1 million to the political committee supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, who previously backed legislation to curb local regulation of the industry.

In February, after an endorsement by President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds announced he was running for Florida’s next governor. Donations began pouring into the Friends of Byron Donalds PAC, totaling more than $22 million. But donations for Byron Donalds for Congress didn’t stop. And the Federal Elections Committee (FEC) has an issue with the Donalds’ campaign soliciting and collecting money for both.

Party-switching candidate for Governor Charlie Crist always says he didn’t leave the Republican Party. It left HIM. At A campaign rally at Broward College…

Governor Rick Scott and his Democratic challenger, Charlie Crist, meet for their second debate of the campaign on Wednesday at Broward College in Pembroke…