James Fishback

James Fishback

Republican Party

Candidate, Governor of Florida

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August 18, 2026

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James Fishback (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of Florida. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 18, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 18, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Governor of Florida

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Florida on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Brandon L. McIntyre (Constitution Party)
		Scott Jewett (L)
	Submit photo	Surindar Bedi (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	James Brown (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Peter Datto (No Party Affiliation)
		Moliere Dimanche (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	Insley Evans (No Party Affiliation)
		Kyle Gibson (No Party Affiliation)
		Neil Gillespie (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	Mourice Hylton (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	Holly Klask (No Party Affiliation)
		Andrea Lynn Klink (No Party Affiliation)
		Jason Pizzo (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	Frank J. Russo (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	David Wexler (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	Reginald Strachan (Independent)
		Rodney Glover (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Taylor (R)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Governor of Florida

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Florida on August 18, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Faith E. Antonio
		Evelyn Castillo-Bach
		Richard Dembinsky
		Jerry Demings
		Thomas E. Fernandez
		Dayna Foster
	Submit photo	Indony Jean Baptiste
		David Jolly
		Charles Lewis I
	Submit photo	Donald Peterson
	Submit photo	Christopher Powell

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Governor of Florida

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Florida on August 18, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	William Todd Andros
		Jay Collins
		Shea Cruel
		Byron Donalds
		James Fishback
	Submit photo	Jim Holcomb
	Submit photo	Daniel Imperato
		John Joseph Mercadante
		William Reicherter
		Paul Renner
	Submit photo	Rachel Rodriguez
	Submit photo	Caneste Succe
		Bobby Williams Jr.

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