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Christopher Powell
Christopher Powell (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Florida. He was disqualified from the Democratic primary on August 18, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
Florida gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 18 Republican primary)
Florida gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 18 Democratic primary)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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) | |
 | Byron Donalds (R) | |
 | Scott Jewett (L)  | |
 | Dean Abrams (No Party Affiliation) | |
| Charles Burkett (No Party Affiliation) | ||
| Jeffrey Datto (No Party Affiliation) | ||
 | Moliere Dimanche (No Party Affiliation) | |
 | Frank Russo (No Party Affiliation) | |
| Kathy Anderson (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | ||
 | Erik Morris (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jennifer Pearl (No Party Affiliation)
- David Wexler (No Party Affiliation)
- Jason Pizzo (No Party Affiliation)
- James Brown (No Party Affiliation)
- Rodney Glover (No Party Affiliation)
- Reginald Strachan (No Party Affiliation)
- David DeJesus (No Party Affiliation)
- Surindar Bedi (No Party Affiliation)
- Richard Dembinsky (No Party Affiliation)
- Desmond Meade (No Party Affiliation)
- Holly Klask (No Party Affiliation)
- Mourice Hylton (No Party Affiliation)
- Andrea Lynn Klink (No Party Affiliation)
- Brandon L. McIntyre (Constitution Party)
- Mohammad Khan (No Party Affiliation)
- Neil Gillespie (No Party Affiliation)
- Jayson Winer (No Party Affiliation)
- Insley Evans (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Florida
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Florida on August 18, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Jolly | 61.0 | 747,561 |
 | Dayna Foster | 15.1 | 184,882 | |
 | Dotie Joseph | 9.5 | 116,973 | |
 | Evelyn Castillo-Bach | 7.8 | 94,973 | |
 | Thomas Fernandez | 3.8 | 46,447 | |
 | Stephann Norman | 2.8 | 34,414 | |
| Total votes: 1,225,250 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Charles Lewis I (D)
- Jessica Vernekar (D)
- Kevin Cichowski (D)
- Donald Peterson (D)
- Christopher Powell (D)
- Jerry Demings (D)
- Faith E. Antonio (D)
- Indony Jean Baptiste (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Florida
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Florida on August 18, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Byron Donalds | 47.9 | 796,267 |
 | Jay Collins | 25.1 | 417,571 | |
 | James Fishback | 10.4 | 173,575 | |
 | Paul Renner | 8.5 | 141,304 | |
 | Bobby Williams Jr. | 4.1 | 67,467 | |
 | Rachel Rodriguez | 1.6 | 27,129 | |
| Jim Holcomb | 0.8 | 12,952 | ||
 | James Shaw | 0.5 | 7,723 | |
 | Arthur McCaffrey | 0.4 | 6,926 | |
| Caneste Succe | 0.4 | 6,137 | ||
 | Daniel Nokovich | 0.3 | 5,093 | |
| Total votes: 1,662,144 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jenny Patricia Curtman (R)
- William Reicherter (R)
- John Joseph Mercadante (R)
- Shea Cruel (R)
- William Todd Andros (R)
- Daniel Imperato (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Scott Jewett advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Florida.
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Christopher Powell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
