Jerry Demings
2018 - Present
2026
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Jerry Demings is a member of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, representing Mayor. He assumed office on December 4, 2018. His current term ends on November 17, 2026.
Demings (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of Florida. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Demings was the county sheriff for Orange County in Florida from 2009 to 2018. He resigned in June 2018 to run for Orange County Mayor.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Governor of Florida
The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Florida on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Faith E. Antonio (D) | ||
 | Richard Dembinsky (D) | |
 | Jerry Demings (D) | |
| Dayna Foster (D) | ||
| Indony Jean Baptiste (D) | ||
 | David Jolly (D) | |
| Donald Peterson (D) | ||
| Christopher Powell (D) | ||
| William Todd Andros (R) | ||
| Shea Cruel (R) | ||
 | Byron Donalds (R) | |
| Jim Holcomb (R) | ||
| Daniel Imperato (R) | ||
 | John Joseph Mercadante (R) | |
 | William Reicherter (R) | |
 | Paul Renner (R) | |
| Caneste Succe (R) | ||
 | Matthew Taylor (R) | |
 | Bobby Williams Jr. (R) | |
 | Brandon L. McIntyre (Constitution Party) | |
 | Scott Jewett (L) | |
| Surindar Bedi (No Party Affiliation) | ||
| James Brown (No Party Affiliation) | ||
 | Moliere Dimanche (No Party Affiliation)  | |
| Insley Evans (No Party Affiliation) | ||
 | Kyle Gibson (No Party Affiliation) | |
| Neil Gillespie (No Party Affiliation) | ||
| Mourice Hylton (No Party Affiliation) | ||
| Holly Klask (No Party Affiliation) | ||
 | Andrea Lynn Klink (No Party Affiliation) | |
 | Jason Pizzo (No Party Affiliation) | |
| David Wexler (No Party Affiliation) | ||
| Reginald Strachan (Independent) | ||
 | Rodney Glover (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | |
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Orange County
Incumbent Jerry Demings won election outright against Chris Messina, Kelly Semrad, and Tony Sabb in the primary for Mayor of Orange County on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Demings (Nonpartisan) | 60.1 | 110,973 |
| Chris Messina (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 39,796 | ||
 | Kelly Semrad (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 17,242 | |
| Tony Sabb (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 16,781 | ||
| Total votes: 184,792 | |||
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2018
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Orange County
Jerry Demings won election outright against Pete Clarke and Rob Panepinto in the primary for Mayor of Orange County on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Demings (Nonpartisan) | 61.6 | 114,579 |
| Pete Clarke (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 40,906 | ||
| Rob Panepinto (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 30,453 | ||
| Total votes: 185,938 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
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