DeSantis files paperwork to run for re-election in 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WPTV) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is officially moving for re-election successful 2022.

DeSantis announced Monday that helium has filed paperwork to question a 2nd word arsenic Florida's governor.

According to the Florida Division of Elections, DeSantis filed the paperwork Friday.

The Republican incumbent faces respective Democratic challengers adjacent year, including erstwhile Gov. Charlie Crist, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and authorities Sen. Annette Taddeo, who served arsenic Crist's moving mate successful his failed 2014 run for governor.

DeSantis has reportedly been connected a shortlist of Republican candidates to prosecute a statesmanlike bid successful 2024. He defeated erstwhile President Donald Trump successful a straw poll earlier this twelvemonth astatine the Western Conservative Summit, though a Quinnipiac University canvass of 889 self-identified registered voters successful Florida aboriginal recovered that 59% opposed a DeSantis statesmanlike run.

In all, 16 radical person filed paperwork to question the state's highest bureau adjacent year, including DeSantis.

The lone Republican looking to unseat DeSantis is John Joseph Mercadante, a Democrat-turned-Republican whose sanction besides appeared connected the ballot successful 2018.

Eleven of the 16 candidates are Democrats, including Crist, Fried and Taddeo.

Three candidates are listed arsenic autarkic oregon having nary enactment affiliation.

This communicative was primitively reported by Peter Burke connected WPTV.com.