Orange County Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Demings announced Friday he is suspending his 2026 campaign after being diagnosed with a treatable form of prostate cancer. In a ...

Jerry Demings, Orange County mayor and Democratic candidate for governor, says he's suspending his campaign after receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis. Demings, 67, announced the news June 5 at a ...

The announcement leaves former U.S. Rep. David Jolly as the only major candidate in the Democratic field on the eve of the qualifying period for the statewide office.

Ask Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings how he’s doing nowadays and he smiles and says, “I’m doing well.” Last month, his staff wasn’t so sure. He stunned them all after his eighth and final “State of ...

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings on Friday said he is ending his campaign to be Florida’s next governor after being diagnosed with cancer. “Monday of this week I received some bad news,” he said. “I ...

Meanwhile, the Aug. 18 primary is pretty much set for Democrats after Jerry Demings announced he was dropping out of the race for governor.

David Jolly, another former U.S. House member, announced Gwen Graham, the daughter of former Gov. Bob Graham, as his running ...