With lower than a yr to go till the Republican Main for the 2026 Election, and simply 10 months after Ashley Moody accepted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ appointment to the U.S. Senate, Moody’s substitute, James Uthmeier, is already receiving endorsements for the GOP nomination.
Earlier in the present day on X, the social media platform previously often known as Twitter, Uthmeier introduced that 51 of Florida’s 67 sheriffs have already endorsed his 2026 marketing campaign. The 2026 Main Election Date is Aug. 18, 2026, and Uthmeier has but to face any GOP opponents whom the vast majority of Republican voters throughout the state would acknowledge.
It’s an honor to have the early assist of so many Florida Sheriffs as we head in the direction of subsequent yr’s election.
Florida is the most secure massive state within the nation to boost a household due to their tough-on-crime strategy to legislation enforcement. Now we have the perfect sheriffs within the nation! pic.twitter.com/Kh2GqTzVvA
— James Uthmeier (@JamesUthmeierFL) October 7, 2025
On the Democratic facet, the heavy favourite to win the nomination is former State Sen. José Javier Rodríguez. Florida Democratic Celebration Chairwoman Nikki Fried may have a critical problem to make it an in depth contest.
The latest Democratic Florida Legal professional Basic was Bob Butterworth, who Butterworth held workplace greater than twenty years in the past, and resigned earlier than the tip of his time period in late 2002 with a purpose to run for the Florida Senate. To keep away from leaving the Legal professional Basic’s workplace vacant, former Gov. Jeb Bush appointed Republican Richard Doran, who was then Deputy Legal professional Basic, as an Interim Legal professional Basic to fill the rest of Butterworth’s time period. Doran was finally changed by then-Republican rising star Charlie Crist, who was elected together with Bush’s re-election in 2002.
