Governor elections in Florida
● In officeRon DeSantisRepublican
Elections won
R 11 · D 34 · Other 247 gubernatorial elections since 1845
Last decided by
19.4 pts2022, Ron DeSantis over Charlie Crist
Closest ever
0.40 pts2018, Ron DeSantis over Andrew Gillum
Longest streak
13 in a rowDemocratic, 1920–1964
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Florida's governor is Republican Ron DeSantis; DeSantis won the most recent race by 19.4 points in 2022. DeSantis has held the office since 2018. The 2022 race put DeSantis ahead of Charlie Crist, 19.4 points clear. Across 47 elections since 1845, Republicans have won 11 and Democrats 34, with 2 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 2018, decided by 0.40 points; the widest 1912, by 73.3 points.
Ron DeSantis R 4,614,210 · Charlie Crist D 3,106,313
Ron DeSantis R 4,076,186 · Andrew Gillum D 4,043,723
Rick Scott R 2,865,343 · Charlie Crist D 2,801,198
Rick Scott R 2,619,335 · Alex Sink D 2,557,785
Charlie Crist R 2,519,845 · Jim Davis D 2,178,289
Jeb Bush R 2,856,845 · Bill McBride D 2,201,427
Jeb Bush R 2,191,105 · Buddy MacKay D 1,773,054
Lawton Chiles D 2,135,008 · Jeb Bush R 2,071,068
Lawton Chiles D 1,995,206 · Bob Martinez R 1,535,068
Bob Martinez R 1,847,525 · Steve Pajcic D 1,538,620
Bob Graham D 1,739,553 · Skip Bafalis R 949,013
Bob Graham D 1,406,580 · Jack Eckerd R 1,123,888
Reubin Askew D 1,118,954 · Jerry Thomas R 709,438
Reubin Askew D 984,305 · Claude R. Kirk Jr. R 746,243
Claude R. Kirk Jr. R 821,190 · Robert K. High D 668,233
W. Haydon Burns D 933,554 · Charles R. Holley R 686,297
C. Farris Bryant D 849,407 · George C. Petersen R 569,936
LeRoy Collins D 747,753 · William A. Washburne Jr. R 266,980
LeRoy Collins D 287,769 · J. Thomas Watson † R 69,852
Daniel T. McCarty D 624,463 · Harry S. Swan R 210,009
Fuller Warren D 381,459 · Bert L. Acker R 76,153
Millard Caldwell D 361,007 · Bert L. Acker R 96,321
Spessard Holland D 272,718 · Francis P. Whitehair D 206,158
Fred P. Cone D 253,638 · E.E. Callaway R 59,832
David Sholtz D 186,270 · William J. Howey R 93,323
Doyle E. Carlton D 148,455 · William J. Howey R 95,018
John W. Martin D 84,181 · William R. O'Neal R 17,499
Cary A. Hardee D 103,407 · George E. Gay R 23,788
Napoleon B. Broward D 28,971 · Matthew B. MacFarlane R 6,357
William Sherman Jennings D 29,251 · Matthew B. MacFarlane R 6,238
Henry L. Mitchell D 32,064 · Alonzo P. Baskin P 8,379
Francis P. Fleming D 40,195 · V. J. Shipman R 26,385
Edward A. Perry D 32,096 · Frank W. Pope R 27,865
William D. Bloxham D 28,372 · Simon B. Conover R 23,307
George F. Drew D 24,613 · Marcellus L. Stearns R 24,116
Ossian B. Hart R 17,603 · William D. Bloxham R 16,004
John Milton D 7,302 · Edward D. Hopkins O 5,882
Madison S. Perry D 6,214 · David S. Walker K 5,894
James E. Broome D 4,457 · George T. Ward W 4,246
Thomas Brown W 4,145 · William Bailey D 3,746
William Dunn Moseley D 3,292 · Richard Keith Call W 2,679