Governor and Lieutenant Governor
What this job does
Florida's top official. Signs or vetoes the bills the Legislature passes, can cross out single items in the state budget, picks the leaders of most state agencies, and appoints judges from short lists a commission sends. Leads the response to hurricanes and other emergencies. A term is four years, two in a row at most. source: ballotpedia.org
Governor and lieutenant governor are elected together on one ticket. The official list names the candidates for governor only; running mates: Bryan Avila (with Donalds), Gwen Graham (with Jolly), Nicole Skelly (with Jewett), Joe Van Vactor (with Abrams) and Rachel Rodriguez (with Russo). Check your sample ballot.
- Byron Donalds RepublicanCongressman; former banking and financial services professional
- David Jolly DemocratAttorney and television political analyst; former member of Congress
- Scott Eckhard Jewett LibertarianEntrepreneur (self-described "leader, entrepreneur, innovator, lifelong problem solver")
- Dean Ocean Abrams No Party AffiliationTechnology and management consultant
- Charles Burkett No Party AffiliationReal estate investor; former Mayor of Surfside
- Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto No Party Affiliation
- Moliere Moe Dimanche No Party AffiliationArtist, author and prison reform activist
- Frank J. Russo No Party AffiliationBusinessman, insurance executive and real estate developer
Candidates in the order the Florida Division of Elections lists them . In Florida, write-in votes count only for qualified write-in candidates. Their names aren't printed on the ballot, so this guide lists only the printed names.