Is this you? Send us a photo
Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Charles Burkett
- Office
- Governor of Florida
- Party
- No Party Affiliation (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- Ruben A. Coto (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Open seat (incumbent term-limited) · current governor: Ron DeSantis
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: burkettforgov.com
- Candidate list
- Florida Division of Elections — Candidate Listing, 2026 General Election (Governor)
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Property taxes | Proposes eliminating property taxes on homesteaded primary residences. | Campaign website — burkettforgov.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Insurance | Says they will rewrite property and auto insurance laws. | Campaign website — burkettforgov.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Development | Proposes repealing the Live Local Act and limiting over-development of existing communities. | Campaign website — burkettforgov.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Data centers | Proposes allowing data centers only after approval by referendum in the affected county and city. | Campaign website — burkettforgov.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Florida’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Florida campaign-finance search.
Record in office
No legislative record is linked to this candidate. Records are linked only through official identifiers (Bioguide ID) or a hand-checked state officeholder record, to avoid misattribution.
Sources
- Candidate list: Florida Division of Elections — Candidate Listing, 2026 General Election (Governor) — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — burkettforgov.com — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Website: Campaign site found by web search; the site names the candidate
- Florida campaign-finance search (official)