Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2026
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| Florida Commissioner of Agriculture |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 24, 2026 |
| Primary: August 18, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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| Poll times:
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Florida is holding an election for agriculture commissioner on November 3, 2026.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Chase Anderson Romagnano is running in the general election for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services on November 3, 2026.
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| Chase Anderson Romagnano (D) | ||
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Voting information
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Wilton Simpson defeated Naomi Blemur in the general election for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wilton Simpson (R) | 59.3 | 4,510,644 |
 | Naomi Blemur (D) | 40.7 | 3,095,786 | |
| Total votes: 7,606,430 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Naomi Blemur defeated Ryan Morales and Jacques Rene Gaillot, Jr. in the Democratic primary for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Naomi Blemur | 50.4 | 699,275 |
 | Ryan Morales | 30.3 | 420,609 | |
 | Jacques Rene Gaillot, Jr. | 19.4 | 268,863 | |
| Total votes: 1,388,747 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Wilton Simpson defeated James Shaw in the Republican primary for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wilton Simpson | 64.7 | 1,048,775 |
 | James Shaw | 35.3 | 571,957 | |
| Total votes: 1,620,732 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Nikki Fried defeated Matt Caldwell in the general election for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nikki Fried (D) | 50.0 | 4,032,954 |
 | Matt Caldwell (R) | 50.0 | 4,026,201 | |
| Total votes: 8,059,155 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Nikki Fried defeated R. David Walker and Jeffrey Duane Porter in the Democratic primary for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nikki Fried | 58.6 | 826,009 |
 | R. David Walker | 25.5 | 359,081 | |
 | Jeffrey Duane Porter | 15.9 | 223,299 | |
| Total votes: 1,408,389 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Matt Caldwell defeated Denise Grimsley, Baxter Troutman, and Mike McCalister in the Republican primary for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Caldwell | 34.6 | 523,051 |
 | Denise Grimsley | 26.6 | 402,525 | |
 | Baxter Troutman | 26.0 | 393,098 | |
| Mike McCalister | 12.8 | 193,002 | ||
| Total votes: 1,511,676 | |||
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2014
| Agriculture Commissioner of Florida, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Adam Putnam Incumbent |
58.7% | 3,342,392 | |
| Democratic | Thad Hamilton | 41.3% | 2,356,178 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 213 | |
| Total Votes | 5,698,783 | |||
| Election results via Florida Division of Elections | ||||
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