{"id":87006,"date":"2026-11-03T22:51:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T03:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=87006"},"modified":"2026-11-03T22:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T03:52:04","slug":"james-uthmeier-wins-florida-attorney-general-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/11\/03\/james-uthmeier-wins-florida-attorney-general-election\/","title":{"rendered":"James Uthmeier Wins Florida Attorney General Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5c5067\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5c5067;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"414\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images-2-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87007 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images-2-2.webp 738w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images-2-2-300x168.webp 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican incumbent <strong>James Uthmeier<\/strong> won his first full four-year term as Florida Attorney General on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, securing victory over Democratic challenger Jose Javier Rodriguez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Election Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Outcome:<\/strong> Uthmeier retained the office after garnering approximately 50.8% of the vote.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Background:<\/strong> Uthmeier was appointed to the role by Governor Ron DeSantis in February 2025 following the departure of former Attorney General Ashley Moody, who was appointed to fill Marco Rubio&#8217;s former U.S. Senate seat. Prior to serving as Attorney General, Uthmeier was DeSantis&#8217; chief of staff and general counsel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Challenger:<\/strong> Jose Javier Rodriguez, a former state legislator and Assistant Secretary of Labor in the Biden administration, ran on a platform focused on consumer protection, government transparency, and combating crime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican incumbent James Uthmeier won his first full four-year term as Florida Attorney General on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, securing victory over Democratic challenger Jose Javier Rodriguez. 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