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Republican Party primaries, 2026

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Primary Date
August 18, 2026

Federal elections
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of Florida
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that will take place in Florida on August 18, 2026.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Florida utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate special election in Florida, 2026 (August 18 Republican primary)

On November 3, 2026, there will be a special election to fill the rest of the six-year term that Marco Rubio (R) was elected to in 2022. Primaries are scheduled for August 18, 2026. The filing deadline is April 24, 2026.[3][4]

The special election will fill the vacancy left by Marco Rubio (R), who was confirmed as U.S. Secretary of State on January 20, 2025.

The following candidates are running in the special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 18, 2026.

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida


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U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Florida, 2026 (August 18 Republican primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Florida are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect 28 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 28 U.S. House districts. The primary is August 18, 2026. The filing deadline is June 12, 2026. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 4

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 5

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 6

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 7

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 8

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 9

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 10

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 11

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 12

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 13

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 14

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 15

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 16

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 17

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 18

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 19

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 20

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 21

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 22

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 23

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 24

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 25

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 26

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 27

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 28

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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State elections

State Senate

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2026
Elections for the Florida State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 18, 2026. The filing deadline is June 12, 2026. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Florida State Senate elections, 2026

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 2


Jay Trumbull (i)

District 4


Clay Yarborough (i)

District 6


Jennifer Bradley (i)

District 8

Judy Ngying

Heather Louise Bendl
Elizabeth Fetterhoff
Jake Johansson
Jason Voelz  Candidate Connection

District 10


Jason Brodeur (i)

District 12


Colleen Burton (i)

District 14



Did not make the ballot:
Jay Collins 

District 16

Fentrice Driskell
Michele Rayner-Goolsby


District 18


Nick DiCeglie (i)

District 20


Jim Boyd (i)

District 22


James Buchanan

District 24

Mack Bernard (i)


District 26

David Silvers

Did not make the ballot:
Yvette Drucker 

Rick Roth

District 28


Lauren Melo
Bob Rommel

District 30

Tina Polsky (i)


District 32

Rosalind Osgood (i)


District 34

Shevrin Jones (i)
Pitchie Escarment


District 36


Ileana Garcia (i)

District 38


Alexis Calatayud (i)

District 40


Ana Maria Rodriguez (i)
Marco Antonio Insua


House of Representatives

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2026
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 18, 2026. The filing deadline is June 12, 2026. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Florida House of Representatives elections, 2026

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  • The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1


Michelle Salzman (i)

District 2

Johnny Thompson

Kevin Brown
Jason Coffey
Jon Fay
Preston Judd
Trei McMullen  Candidate Connection

District 3


Nathan Boyles (i)

District 4
District 5
District 6

Stephanie Lyn Leonard
David Richardson

Philip Griffitts (i)

District 7

Reggie Gaffney

Jason Shoaf (i)

District 8

Gallop Franklin (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Paul Dellinger 


District 9
District 10
District 11


Sam Garrison (i)
Antonette Harmon
Cory Allan Jett

District 12


Terrance Freeman

District 13

Audrey Gibson
Shemiah Rutledge


District 14

Kimberly Daniels (i)
Therese Wakefield-Gamble


Did not make the ballot:
Reginald Strachan 

District 15


Dean Black (i)

District 16
District 17

Bryson Kade Morgan

Jessica Baker (i)

District 18


Kim Kendall (i)

District 19

Suzanna Pavelle

Sam Greco (i)

District 20


Judson Sapp (i)

District 21

Xavier Monroe
Malik Juwan Moore


District 22

Amy Trask

Chad Johnson (i)

District 23


J.J. Grow (i)
Tod Cloud

District 24
District 25

Banks Helfrich  Candidate Connection

Taylor Yarkosky (i)
Ebo Entsuah

Did not make the ballot:
Luke Forzley  Candidate Connection

District 26

Robyn Elaine Lawrence


District 27
District 28
District 29


Jason Michael Leslie

District 30


Chase Tramont (i)
Ruth Ann Amato
Heather Louise Bendl

District 31


Mindy Gibson
Robyn Hattaway
Marcus Herman
Marina Vitale
Matthew Davidson Woodside

District 32

Juan Hinojosa

Brian Hodgers (i)
Matt Susin

District 33

Daniel McDow

Monique Miller (i)

District 34


Robert Brackett (i)
Paul Sohi

District 35

Eric Gray

Erika Booth (i)

District 36


Rachel Plakon (i)

District 37

Jane Aman

Susan Plasencia (i)

District 38

Michelle DeJesus  Candidate Connection

Austyn Cydney Spell
Marcus Hyatt

District 39


Doug Bankson (i)

District 40
District 41

Jane't Buford Johnson  Candidate Connection

Michael Lincoln-Mccreignt

District 42

Felipe Sousa Lazaballet  Candidate Connection

Bonnie Jackson

District 43

Samuel Vilchez Santiago

Did not make the ballot:
Johanna López (i)

Robert Allen Prater

District 44

Jennifer Harris (i)


District 45

Leonard Spencer (i)

Erin Huntley
Raleigh Steinhauer

District 46

R. LeWayne Johnson  Candidate Connection
Kenneth Quinones


District 47

Jorge H. Figueroa-Ortiz
Anthony Nieves


District 48

Luis Davila

Jon Albert (i)

District 49


Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (i)

District 50

Carlos Gamez  Candidate Connection

Jennifer Canady (i)

District 51

Octavio Hernandez

Did not make the ballot:
Tomiko Bennett 


District 52
District 53


Jeff Holcomb (i)

District 54


Randy Maggard (i)

District 55


Brenton Basinger
Walter Price

District 56


Brad Yeager (i)
Jessica Naioti

District 57


Adam Anderson (i)

District 58

Bryan Beckman


District 59


Berny Jacques (i)

District 60

Lindsay Cross (i)


District 61

Michael Warner

Linda Chaney (i)

District 62

Kyandra Darling
Upton J. Fisher
Wengay Newton


District 63

Jacqueline Leeks
Conrad Schupay


District 64

Luis Salazar
Mike Suarez
José Sánchez-Sánchez  Candidate Connection


District 65

Kell Cameron  Candidate Connection

Karen Gonzalez Pittman (i)

District 66


Traci Koster (i)

District 67


Lisette Bonano

District 68
District 69


Danny Alvarez (i)

District 70

Luther Keith Wilkins

Michael Owen (i)

District 71

Marie Masferrer  Candidate Connection

Melton Little
Kristen Truong
Jordan Varnadore

District 72


Bill Conerly (i)
John Phillips  Candidate Connection

District 73


Fiona McFarland (i)

District 74

Nancy Simpson

Chris Felder
Carl Goodrich  Candidate Connection
Carlton Nichols
Kelly Ann Walker
Jennifer Winkler

District 75


Danny Nix (i)

District 76
District 77

Cornelius Fowler

Tiffany Esposito (i)
Michael Thompson  Candidate Connection

District 78

Cindy Banyai

Jenna Persons-Mulicka (i)

District 79


Mike Giallombardo (i)

District 80


Adam Botana (i)

District 81


Yvette Benarroch (i)

District 82

Arthur Boyer

Drew-Montez Clark
Liesa Priddy
Hugo Vargas

District 83


Kaylee Tuck (i)

District 84


Dana Trabulsy (i)

District 85


Thomas L. Colter

District 86


John Snyder (i)

District 87


Tracy Caruso

District 88

Jervonte Edmonds (i)
Denisha Cadet

William Joseph  Candidate Connection

District 89
District 90

Rob Long (i)


District 91


Peggy Gossett-Seidman (i)

District 92

Kelly Skidmore (i)


District 93

August Mangeney

Anne Gerwig (i)

District 94


Meg Weinberger (i)

District 95

Christine Hunschofsky (i)

Allison Boettcher

District 96

Dan Daley (i)


District 97

Lisa Dunkley (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Nancy St. Clair 


District 98

Mitch Rosenwald (i)
Keith Abel


District 99

Daryl Campbell (i)


District 100

James Brenner

Raul Gallon

District 101

Todd Delmay

Hillary Cassel (i)

District 102

Jayden D'Onofrio
Michael Friend

Mery Lopez-Palma

District 103
District 104

Felicia Simone Robinson (i)


District 105

Marie Woodson (i)


District 106

Lucia Baez-Geller
Ashley Diego


District 107

Wallace Aristide (i)


District 108

Daphne Campbell
Dinah Escarment

Wancito Francius

District 109
District 110
District 111


David Borrero (i)

District 112


Alex Rizo (i)

District 113

Gloria Romero Roses
Justin Mendoza Routt

Bruno Barreiro
Tony Diaz  Candidate Connection
Frank Lago

Did not make the ballot:
Vicki Lopez 

District 114


Demi Busatta Cabrera (i)

District 115


Omar Blanco (i)

District 116


Ashley Perez Biliskov

District 117
District 118

Nathan Burandt

Mike Redondo (i)

District 119


Juan Carlos Porras (i)

District 120


Jim Mooney (i)
Irene Alzerreca Calvo


State executive offices

See also: Florida state executive official elections, 2026

Five state executive offices are up for election in Florida in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Agriculture Commissioner
Treasurer


To see a full list of candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Governor of Florida

Republican primary candidates

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Lieutenant Governor of Florida

Republican primary candidates

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Attorney General of Florida

Republican primary candidates

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Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Republican primary candidates

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Florida Chief Financial Officer

Republican primary candidates

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Florida

Election information in Florida: Aug. 18, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: July 20, 2026
  • By mail: Postmarked by July 20, 2026
  • Online: July 20, 2026

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Aug. 6, 2026
  • By mail: Received by Aug. 6, 2026
  • Online: Aug. 6, 2026

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Aug. 18, 2026
  • By mail: Received by Aug. 18, 2026

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

Aug. 8, 2026 to Aug. 15, 2026

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (ET/CT)


Context of the 2026 elections

Florida Party Control: 1992-2026
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twenty-seven years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Governor D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R I R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

State party overview

Republican Party of Florida

See also: Republican Party of Florida

Florida has a Republican state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of February 28, 2026, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.

In the 2020 election, Republicans had a net gain of two trifectas and two states under divided government became trifectas. Prior to that election, Florida had a Republican trifecta. There were 21 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments.



State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Four of 67 Florida counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Florida 5.06% 1.75% 3.66%
Monroe County, Florida 6.82% 0.44% 4.90%
Pinellas County, Florida 1.11% 5.65% 8.25%
St. Lucie County, Florida 2.40% 7.86% 12.12%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Florida with 49 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.8 percent. Florida was considered a key battleground state in the 2016 general election. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Florida voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. Florida went to the Republicans in 2000, 2004, and 2016, and it went to the Democrats in 2008 and 2012.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Florida. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[5][6]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 55 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 29.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 54 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 30.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 65 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 17.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 21.1 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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