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Gilchrist County, Florida

2026 election results. Ashley Moody (R) got 81% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Gilchrist County. The margin is 3.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Gilchrist County

U.S. Senate (special)

Ashley Moody
81.4%6,356
Angie Nixon
17.5%1,363
Neil Gillespie
1.1%86
100% counted

Statewide: Ashley Moody wins. Called.

Governor

Byron Donalds
80.0%6,195
David Jolly
18.3%1,414
Scott Jewett
0.6%44
Charles Burkett
0.4%32

4 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: not called; Byron Donalds leads.

The leader in Gilchrist County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 6, 6:22 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
FL Senate (special)R +64.7R +68.6D +3.9
FL GovernorR +62.8R +68.6D +5.8
FL-03R +65.7R +68.6D +2.9

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Gilchrist County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris15.6%Donald Trump83.6%R +68.010,684
2020Joe Biden17.5%Donald Trump81.4%R +63.89,701
2016Hillary Clinton17.3%Donald Trump80.0%R +62.78,420
2012Barack Obama23.8%Mitt Romney74.8%R +51.07,909
2008Barack Obama25.5%John McCain72.3%R +46.87,819
2004John Kerry28.8%George W. Bush70.4%R +41.67,015
2000Al Gore35.4%George W. Bush61.2%R +25.85,395

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +42.3.

Other counties in Florida

Florida results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Florida certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Florida's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.