Electoral MeridianIndependent Election Research

Forecasts. Results. Evidence.

States ยท Florida

Leon County, Florida

2026 election results. Angie Nixon (D) got 65% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Leon County. The margin is 9.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Leon County

U.S. Senate (special)

Angie Nixon
65.2%81,907
Ashley Moody
33.8%42,463
Neil Gillespie
1.0%1,289
100% counted

Statewide: Ashley Moody wins. Called.

Governor

David Jolly
67.1%84,168
Byron Donalds
31.9%40,074
Scott Jewett
0.4%472
Frank Russo
0.2%272

4 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: not called; Byron Donalds leads.

The leader in Leon 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, 5:35 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
FL Senate (special)D +31.7D +22.0D +9.7
FL GovernorD +35.5D +22.0D +13.5
FL-02D +36.1D +22.0D +14.0

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 Leon County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris60.2%Donald Trump38.4%D +21.7157,125
2020Joe Biden63.3%Donald Trump35.1%D +28.2163,436
2016Hillary Clinton60.5%Donald Trump35.4%D +25.1152,132
2012Barack Obama61.3%Mitt Romney37.6%D +23.6148,353
2008Barack Obama61.7%John McCain37.5%D +24.3148,608
2004John Kerry61.5%George W. Bush37.8%D +23.7136,379
2000Al Gore59.6%George W. Bush37.9%D +21.7103,124

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's.

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.