Florida CFO Race Is Tied at 43 Percent Apiece as Ingoglia and Taddeo Trade Charges Into Election Day
A James Madison Institute poll finds the state's chief financial officer race dead even with 10 percent undecided, three days before Florida voters decide it on November 3.
Florida voters will decide one of the closest statewide races on the November 3 ballot when they choose the state's next chief financial officer. A recent statewide poll by the Tallahassee-based James Madison Institute found Republican incumbent Blaise Ingoglia and Democratic challenger Annette Taddeo tied at 43 percent apiece, with 10 percent of voters undecided, USA TODAY Network-Florida reported.
The job carries more weight than its title suggests. The CFO manages the state's finances and serves as State Fire Marshal, sits on the Florida Cabinet alongside the governor, attorney general and agriculture commissioner, and stands third in line to fill in as governor. Ingoglia, a former state senator from Spring Hill, was appointed to the post by Gov. Ron DeSantis on July 21, 2025, after Jimmy Patronis stepped down to go to Congress. Taddeo, a former state senator from Miami, in 2017 became the first Latina Democrat elected to the Florida Senate.
The closing days have turned sharp. Taddeo accused Ingoglia of accepting campaign contributions from developers tied to proposed data centers and of going easy on insurance companies; Ingoglia, who says he opposes hyperscale data centers, pointed to fines and lawsuits his office has brought against insurers, and accused Taddeo of backing proposals he said would raise premiums. Both campaigns' claims are contested, and with a tenth of the electorate still undecided, the race now runs through Election Day turnout across Florida — including Tampa Bay.
