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2026 is a midterm election year. While we won’t elect a president, in Florida we will decide who should fill some very important seats in government.

Florida voters in 2026 will decide who succeeds Ron DeSantis as governor, who should run the Florida Legislature, who should represent them in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and they’ll decide on races for county and city governments. So it’s important to make sure you are able to vote in Florida.

More Floridians have been using vote-by-mail in the last few elections, as it’s a convenient option, especially for the elderly, the infirm and those who don’t work a classic 9-5 schedule.

New myths and half-truths seem to pop up every election cycle. Some of them stem from the fact that each state has different election rules and people don’t realize what may be true in one state is not true in another. Some of them are malicious attempts to cause trouble and even stop people from voting. This election year, we take a look at 39 myths.

President Donald Trump is expected to speak about elections on Thursday, raising concerns about foreign interference. But in Central Florida at least, election supervisors say they are prepared to fend off security issues ahead of the primary and midterms in the coming months.

Rep. Paula Stark’s move to be placed on the ballot to retain her District 47 seat was rejected by a Leon County court Wednesday. The St. Cloud Republican’s application to qualify for the ballot was rejected for the lack of a financial disclosure form, which her campaign treasurer, Joel Davis, says was submitted to Division of Election officials before the noon June 12 deadline.

Three candidates for Orange County mayor — former U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, Clerk Tiffany Russell, and Commissioner Mayra Uribe — hit the campaign trail Wednesday, debating affordable housing and touting their qualifications ahead of the Aug. 18 primary.

Five state election workers contradicted the testimony of Rep. Paula Stark’s treasurer in court Wednesday as she sought to win a spot on the 2026 ballot, stating she clearly failed to meet the requirements to qualify.

Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins sat down for a wide-ranging interview to discuss his candidacy for governor, addressing the top issues where voters have expressed concern.

Lt. Gov. Jay Collins filed a lawsuit Monday that accuses opponent James Fishback of failing to meet the residency requirement to be Florida governor. In the complaint, Collins said Washington, D.C. records show Fishback registered to vote in the district on Nov. 3, 2020, voted that day, and was listed on the active voter roll in Washington, D.C. as recently as June 1, 2026.