More Floridians voted in the 2026 midterm elections than in the previous gubernatorial election, contributing to closely contested statewide races and several political changes across the Tampa Bay area. But while Democrats made gains in several local races and secured control of both chambers of C»»»

Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna's re-election hopes hang by a thread as she barely holds on to her Tampa-area congressional district on Wednesday morning. Per the Associated Press, the Trump favorite leads her Democratic opponent Leela Gray by just under a percentage point in Florida's 13th»»»