Kyle Gibson

Kyle Gibson

No Party Affiliation

Candidate, Governor of Florida

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Next election

November 3, 2026

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Kyle Gibson (No Party Affiliation) (also known as KC) is running for election for Governor of Florida. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Elections

2026

See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

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
		David Jolly (D)
	Submit photo	Donald Peterson (D)
	Submit photo	Christopher Powell (D)
	Submit photo	Shea Cruel (R)
		Byron Donalds (R)
	Submit photo	Jim Holcomb (R)
		John Joseph Mercadante (R)
		William Reicherter (R)
		Paul Renner (R)
		Matthew Taylor (R)
	Submit photo	Robert Edward William Jr. (R)
	Submit photo	Brandon L. McIntyre (Constitution Party)
		Scott Jewett (L)
	Submit photo	Surindar Bedi (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	James Brown (No Party Affiliation)
		Moliere Dimanche (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	Insley Evans (No Party Affiliation)
		Kyle Gibson (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	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	David Wexler (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	Reginald Strachan (Independent)
		Rodney Glover (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)

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2022

Lieutenant governor

See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Florida

Incumbent Jeanette Nuñez defeated Karla Hernandez, Kyle Gibson, and Jerry Rorabaugh in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Florida on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeanette Nuñez (R)	59.4	4,614,210
		Karla Hernandez (D)	40.0	3,106,313
		Kyle Gibson (No Party Affiliation)	0.4	31,577
		Jerry Rorabaugh (L)	0.2	19,299

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,771,399
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Governor

See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Florida

Incumbent Ron DeSantis defeated Charlie Crist, Carmen Gimenez, and Hector Roos in the general election for Governor of Florida on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ron DeSantis (R)	59.4	4,614,210
		Charlie Crist (D)	40.0	3,106,313
		Carmen Gimenez (No Party Affiliation)	0.4	31,577
		Hector Roos (L)	0.2	19,299

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,771,399
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Gibson (No Party Affiliation)
• Frank Hughes Jr. (No Party Affiliation)
• Piotr Blass (No Party Affiliation)
• Jodi Jeloudov (No Party Affiliation)
• James Thompson (No Party Affiliation)
• Mark Graham (Unity Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Florida

Charlie Crist defeated Nikki Fried, Cadance Daniel, and Robert Willis in the Democratic primary for Governor of Florida on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlie Crist	59.7	904,524
		Nikki Fried	35.3	535,480
		Cadance Daniel	2.5	38,198
		Robert Willis	2.4	36,786

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,514,988
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Dembinsky (D)
• David Nelson Freeman (D)
• Njällssen Amaro Lionheart (D)
• Annette Taddeo (D)
• Alex Lundmark (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ron DeSantis advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Florida.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Joseph Mercadante (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Hector Roos advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Florida.

2018

See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Florida

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Florida on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ron DeSantis (R)	49.6	4,076,186
		Andrew Gillum (D)	49.2	4,043,723
		Darcy Richardson (Reform Party)	0.6	47,140
		Kyle Gibson (No Party Affiliation)	0.3	24,310
	Submit photo	Ryan Foley (No Party Affiliation)	0.2	14,630
		Bruce Stanley (No Party Affiliation)	0.2	14,505
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	66

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,220,560 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Raphael Herman (No Party Affiliation)
• Randy Wiseman (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Florida

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Florida on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Gillum	34.4	522,164
		Gwen Graham	31.3	474,875
		Philip Levine	20.3	308,801
		Jeff Greene	10.1	152,955
		Christopher King	2.5	37,616
	Submit photo	John Wetherbee	0.9	14,426
		Alex Lundmark	0.6	8,655

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,519,492
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Dembinsky (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Florida

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Florida on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ron DeSantis	56.5	916,298
		Adam Putnam	36.5	592,518
		Bob White	2.0	32,710
	Submit photo	Timothy Devine	1.3	21,380
	Submit photo	Bob Langford	1.2	19,842
		Bruce Nathan	0.9	14,556
	Submit photo	Don Baldauf	0.8	13,173
		John Joseph Mercadante	0.7	11,647

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,622,124
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Angel Rivera (R)

2014

See also: Florida gubernatorial election, 2014

Gibson ran for Governor of Florida as a write-in candidate. He was removed from the ballot prior to the general election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

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2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Kyle Gibson campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Lieutenant Governor of Florida	Lost general	$0	$0
2014	Governor of Florida	Lost	$3,738	N/A**
Grand total			$3,738	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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