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Though Lt. Gov. Jay Collins has dark-money groups spending millions of dollars on TV ads that promote him, Collins insists he doesn’t know who his backers are or if he’s even running for governor. Such is the bonkers state of the 2026 race where 31 candidates say they want to run.
(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Though Lt. Gov. Jay Collins has dark-money groups spending millions of dollars on TV ads that promote him, Collins insists he doesn’t know who his backers are or if he’s even running for governor. Such is the bonkers state of the 2026 race where 31 candidates say they want to run. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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More than 30 people say they want to be Florida's next governor, including 10 Republicans, 8 Democrats, members of the Libertarian and Constitution parties and a partridge in a pear tree. Very few of them have an actual shot.
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