Midterm elections 2026 in Florida
Nov. 3rd, 2026 03:50 pmI voted today (2026-11-03) in the midterm elections in Florida.

1) United States Senator (Florida): Ashley Moody vs Anglie Nixon vs Neil J. Gillespie
I voted for Republican Ashley Moody because she supports lower taxes and lower government spending, including reduced spending on healthcare subsidies.
2) Representative in Congress, District 5 (Florida): John H. Rutherford vs Rachel Grage
I voted for Republican John H. Rutherford because he proposes cutting taxes, reducing government spending, and eliminating regulations.
3) Florida Governor and Lieutenant Governor
I voted for Republicans Byron Donalds and Bryan Avila because they support:
- Protecting insurance companies from fraudulent claims and lawsuit abuse.
- Deregulation.
These policies should reduce our insurance premiums.
Their Democratic opponents, David Jolly and Gwen Graham, want to increase regulation of insurance companies and increase claim payouts. Such a "milk them more" policy would increase the premiums I have to pay for homeowners insurance.
4) Florida Attorney General: James Uthmeier (the Republican incumbent) vs José Javier Rodríguez (the Democratic challenger)
I voted for Democrat José Javier Rodríguez because I find his position somewhat acceptable: he focuses mostly on preventing fraud, theft, and corruption.
His Republican opponent, James Uthmeier, supports stricter immigration enforcement, which I think is a misuse of the attorney general's resources. Uthmeier also wants "to challenge corporate diversity initiatives, LGBTQ+ policies". I don't think the attorney general should decide what policies corporations adopt.
5) Florida Chief Financial Officer: Republican incumbent Blaise Ingoglia vs Democratic challenger Annette Taddeo
I voted for Blaise Ingoglia because he supports limiting litigation costs and reducing spending.
6) Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Republican incumbent Wilton Simpson vs Democrat Joey Mendoza Atkins
I voted for Wilton Simpson because he argues that lower taxes and less regulation support affordability and business growth.
7) Florida State Representative, District 18: Republican incumbent Kim Kendall vs Democratic challenger Art Stresing
I voted for Kim Kendall because she does seem to support lower spending.
Her opponent, Art Stresing, prioritizes "public-school funding, Medicaid expansion, and veterans' services".
8) Judicial retention
I voted to retain the Supreme Court justice and all three Court of Appeal judges on the ballot.
9) Florida School Board Member, District 4: Tammie McClafferty vs Jillian Tozer
I could not understand the difference between these candidates' policies:
Tammie McClafferty "proposes an independent forensic financial review to identify inefficiencies and improve transparency".
Jillian Tozer "proposes an independent audit and operational review to improve budget efficiency".
Do you see any meaningful differences between these policies?
I voted for Tammie McClafferty, but, mostly, because I needed to pick someone.
10) Anastasia Mosquito Control District, Seat 2
I voted for Tim Burton because he promised to maintain public-safety services efficiently.
11) Anastasia Mosquito Control District, Seat 4
I voted for Jason Smith because of his focus on "budget management" and because he says "planned building and helicopter expenditures may need to wait if revenue is constrained".
His opponent, George Tom Anagnos, "proposes targeted biological controls, drone-applied larvicides in difficult-to-reach wetlands". This sounds somewhat interesting, but I do not know how to evaluate this proposal.
12) St. Johns County Airport Authority, Group 2
I voted for Jerry Dedge because he emphasizes "transparent, fiscally responsible management".
13) St. Johns County Airport Authority, Group 3
I voted for Sean Griswold because he "explicitly pledges to keep airport-authority property-tax millage at zero".
14) Tolomato Community Development District, Seat 5
I voted for Anthony Vetter because he advocates a financial-review approach focused on budgets.
15) Amendments and ballot measures
- I voted against "Budget Stabilization Fund" because it gives the government more control over how tax revenue is used. I prefer tax refunds to the accumulation of additional money in the Budget Stabilization Fund.
- I voted against "Exemption of Tangible Personal Property on Agricultural Land from Taxation" because I prefer to minimize tax loopholes.
- I voted for the increased homestead exemption because it would lower my property taxes. However, this choice was less obvious because I also prefer to minimize tax loopholes.
- I voted against the "St. Johns County general obligation bonds to conserve land, natural resources, farms, and forests" because I wanted to prevent unneeded county spending and a tax increase.

1) United States Senator (Florida): Ashley Moody vs Anglie Nixon vs Neil J. Gillespie
I voted for Republican Ashley Moody because she supports lower taxes and lower government spending, including reduced spending on healthcare subsidies.
2) Representative in Congress, District 5 (Florida): John H. Rutherford vs Rachel Grage
I voted for Republican John H. Rutherford because he proposes cutting taxes, reducing government spending, and eliminating regulations.
3) Florida Governor and Lieutenant Governor
I voted for Republicans Byron Donalds and Bryan Avila because they support:
- Protecting insurance companies from fraudulent claims and lawsuit abuse.
- Deregulation.
These policies should reduce our insurance premiums.
Their Democratic opponents, David Jolly and Gwen Graham, want to increase regulation of insurance companies and increase claim payouts. Such a "milk them more" policy would increase the premiums I have to pay for homeowners insurance.
4) Florida Attorney General: James Uthmeier (the Republican incumbent) vs José Javier Rodríguez (the Democratic challenger)
I voted for Democrat José Javier Rodríguez because I find his position somewhat acceptable: he focuses mostly on preventing fraud, theft, and corruption.
His Republican opponent, James Uthmeier, supports stricter immigration enforcement, which I think is a misuse of the attorney general's resources. Uthmeier also wants "to challenge corporate diversity initiatives, LGBTQ+ policies". I don't think the attorney general should decide what policies corporations adopt.
5) Florida Chief Financial Officer: Republican incumbent Blaise Ingoglia vs Democratic challenger Annette Taddeo
I voted for Blaise Ingoglia because he supports limiting litigation costs and reducing spending.
6) Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Republican incumbent Wilton Simpson vs Democrat Joey Mendoza Atkins
I voted for Wilton Simpson because he argues that lower taxes and less regulation support affordability and business growth.
7) Florida State Representative, District 18: Republican incumbent Kim Kendall vs Democratic challenger Art Stresing
I voted for Kim Kendall because she does seem to support lower spending.
Her opponent, Art Stresing, prioritizes "public-school funding, Medicaid expansion, and veterans' services".
8) Judicial retention
I voted to retain the Supreme Court justice and all three Court of Appeal judges on the ballot.
9) Florida School Board Member, District 4: Tammie McClafferty vs Jillian Tozer
I could not understand the difference between these candidates' policies:
Tammie McClafferty "proposes an independent forensic financial review to identify inefficiencies and improve transparency".
Jillian Tozer "proposes an independent audit and operational review to improve budget efficiency".
Do you see any meaningful differences between these policies?
I voted for Tammie McClafferty, but, mostly, because I needed to pick someone.
10) Anastasia Mosquito Control District, Seat 2
I voted for Tim Burton because he promised to maintain public-safety services efficiently.
11) Anastasia Mosquito Control District, Seat 4
I voted for Jason Smith because of his focus on "budget management" and because he says "planned building and helicopter expenditures may need to wait if revenue is constrained".
His opponent, George Tom Anagnos, "proposes targeted biological controls, drone-applied larvicides in difficult-to-reach wetlands". This sounds somewhat interesting, but I do not know how to evaluate this proposal.
12) St. Johns County Airport Authority, Group 2
I voted for Jerry Dedge because he emphasizes "transparent, fiscally responsible management".
13) St. Johns County Airport Authority, Group 3
I voted for Sean Griswold because he "explicitly pledges to keep airport-authority property-tax millage at zero".
14) Tolomato Community Development District, Seat 5
I voted for Anthony Vetter because he advocates a financial-review approach focused on budgets.
15) Amendments and ballot measures
- I voted against "Budget Stabilization Fund" because it gives the government more control over how tax revenue is used. I prefer tax refunds to the accumulation of additional money in the Budget Stabilization Fund.
- I voted against "Exemption of Tangible Personal Property on Agricultural Land from Taxation" because I prefer to minimize tax loopholes.
- I voted for the increased homestead exemption because it would lower my property taxes. However, this choice was less obvious because I also prefer to minimize tax loopholes.
- I voted against the "St. Johns County general obligation bonds to conserve land, natural resources, farms, and forests" because I wanted to prevent unneeded county spending and a tax increase.