Judge Hears Testimony in Lawsuit Seeking to Remove Fishback From Florida Governor’s Race

Fishback admits to voting in D.C., dishes out threats in fight to stay on Florida ballot

During a Leon County hearing to decide whether gubernatorial candidate James Fishback should be booted from the ballot, Fishback threatened to imprison the lieutenant governor’s senior adviser, one of his supporters challenged the staffer to a courthouse fight, and Fishback acknowledged voting and buying a home in Washington, D.C. It was a theatrical, nearly eight-hour […] The post Fishback admits to voting in D.C., dishes out threats in fight t…

Judge hears testimony in lawsuit seeking to remove Fishback from Florida governor’s race

A judge on Tuesday began hearing testimony in an evidentiary hearing over whether Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback should remain on Florida’s 2026 ballot.

Judge to Decide James Fishback's Ballot Eligibility After Marathon Residency Hearing

Updated: July 21, 2026 • 10:15 p.m. ET TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Leon County judge is expected to decide by early next week whether Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback can remain on Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial ballot after a daylong court hearing examining whether he satisfied the state’s constitutional residency requirement. The nearly eight-hour hearing before Circuit Judge David Frank focused on whether Fishback maintained his lega…

Fishback admits to voting in D.C. in 2020 as he fights to stay on ballot

GOP gubernatorial candidate James Fishback admited Tuesday that he voted in D.C. in 2020 as he was in court fighting a lawsuit trying to kick him off Florida's ballot.

Judge hears case to remove James Fishback from Florida ballot

A Florida judge is hearing a lawsuit to remove GOP candidate for governor James Fishback from the ballot over residency and other issues.

Hearing begins in lawsuit challenging James Fishback’s eligibility for governor

Court proceedings are set to begin Tuesday morning surrounding a complaint against Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback.