Chief Financial Officer

State Executive

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Research as of Oct. 23, 2026

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Florida's race for chief financial officer may be the closest statewide contest on paper. Republican Blaise Ingoglia, a homebuilder and former chair of the Republican Party of Florida, was appointed to the job in July 2025. Democrat Annette Taddeo is a former state senator who owns a translation business. Five polls in a row have the race within about 2 points; the newest, from St. Pete Polls in early October, had Ingoglia 44, Taddeo 42. The money is lopsided. Counting his campaign and two committees, Ingoglia had raised about 8.6 million dollars through October 9. Taddeo had raised about 600 thousand. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's editors back Taddeo. The Tampa Bay Times made no recommendation here; the Orlando Sentinel and the Sun Sentinel endorsed Taddeo. Ingoglia is running on fiscal oversight and audits of local government spending. He is backed by conservative groups including the Florida Chamber and Florida Realtors, by police unions and by 60 sheriffs. Taddeo is running on insurance costs and anti-corruption. Her ads accuse Ingoglia of a 3 billion dollar insurer bailout; the site Political Cortadito notes he voted for only one of the bailout votes. Progressive groups including the Florida AFL-CIO, Ruth's List and Equality Florida back Taddeo. Research as of October 23, 2026. Sources and the full picture are on this page.

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Blaise IngogliaRepublican
Annette TaddeoDemocratic

FactOfficial sample ballot wording

Chief Financial Officer · Vote for one

Blaise IngogliaRepublican
Annette TaddeoDemocratic

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Blaise IngogliaREPAnnette TaddeoCreative Loafing's pickDEM

EditorialWhy Creative Loafing picks Annette Taddeo

Creative Loafing listed this pick in its guide without a write-up.

Creative Loafing voting guide 2026: How to vote in Tampa Bay, and who we're voting for

Where it stands

FactState executive · Chief Financial Officer

Ingoglia +0.8 (45-day avg)

5 polls in the analysis. Research as of Oct. 24, 2026.

Lead recommendationEditorialCreative Loafing Tampa Bay, Oct. 22, 2026

Creative Loafing’s pick

Annette Taddeo

Why

Creative Loafing listed this pick in its guide without a write-up. Its reporting on the race is below.

Creative Loafing voting guide 2026: How to vote in Tampa Bay, and who we're voting for

Creative Loafing’s reporting on this race (3)

Lawsuit by Florida Republicans threatens four Tampa Bay TV stations with criminal prosecution if they air ad about Hope Florida Scandal Oct. 19, 2026 · Florida Trident, republished by Creative Loafing
The Florida GOP sued to stop Tampa Bay TV stations airing a Democratic ad on the Hope Florida grand jury findings, calling the erased report contraband. Jolly, Rodriguez and Taddeo approved the ad.
Florida Democrats Annette Taddeo and Earle Ford compete to face CFO Blaise Ingoglia in November July 24, 2026 · Florida Phoenix, republished by Creative Loafing
Before the Aug. 18 primary, Democrats Annette Taddeo and Earle Ford, vying to face CFO Blaise Ingoglia, both criticized his local-government audits. Taddeo pitched herself as an independent watchdog; Ford opposed the property tax push.
Here’s who the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida is endorsing for the Aug. 18 primaries July 22, 2026 · Florida Phoenix, republished by Creative Loafing
A progressive Democratic caucus's primary slate backed Kimberly Overman in CD12, Robert People in CD15, Angie Nixon for Senate, and Earle Ford over Annette Taddeo for CFO.

Why this leads: The site owner's choice (Oct. 24): the recommendation that best matches the owner's values, shown first on every contest. Still an editorial: one outlet's opinion, not this site's.

The money gap

Fact

14×Blaise Ingoglia has raised 14 times as much as Annette Taddeo.

Raised by each campaign plus its political committees

Blaise IngogliaRepublican
$8.57Mas of Oct 9, 2026
$1.57M by his campaign through Oct. 9 plus $7.0M by his two committees since 2025, added together here. Appointed to the office in July 2025.
Annette TaddeoDemocrat
$609Kas of Oct 9, 2026

Figures from the money map research, compared like for like. Outside groups' spending isn't counted unless noted.

What the research holds

Counts from every page and file

Polls: 5
Money-map edges0 with money: 4
Network edges: 3
Progressive support: 10
Progressive oppose: 0
Right-leaning support: 9
Right-leaning oppose: 1
Sources: 23
People & groups: 21

Tampa Bay Times

EditorialMoney map

Not found in the research.

EditorialAs recorded in each guide

Progressive guide: No 2026 recommendation found (Orlando Sentinel and Sun Sentinel endorsed Taddeo)
Right-leaning guide: No 2026 recommendation found

Other editorial pages

Opinion columns, not endorsements

No other editorial page in the research has made a pick here.

Endorsements, both lenses

Neither lens is this site's voice

Progressive lens

LensOpen the guide

Primary notes

Taddeo beat Earle Ford 65.6%–34.4%; no progressive group backed Ford.

Annette TaddeoDEM10 support · 0 oppose

SupportEndorsement

Labor: Florida AFL-CIO Direct
West Central Florida Labor Council, AFL-CIO · Oct 7 list; HCTA (teachers union) directs members to itDirect
Teamsters Aggregator only
SEIU Florida, 1199SEIU, AFSCME Florida, CWA, TWU · Blue Voter Guide onlyAggregator only
Reproductive rights: Ruth's List Florida Direct
LGBTQ+: Equality Florida Action PAC Direct
Environment & climate: genCLEO Action · Youth climate group, Oct 7Direct
Civil rights & civil liberties: Latino Victory Fund · Aug 11 (before the primary)Direct
Gun safety: Moms Demand Action / Everytown — Gun Sense Candidate Aggregator only
Democratic Party & caucuses: Hillsborough County Democratic Party & caucuses; Democratic Environmental Caucus · Blue Voter Guide onlyAggregator only

Blaise IngogliaREP0 support · 0 oppose

No listings found in this guide.

Conservative side, as noted in this guide

Ingoglia: Republican Party of Florida, Gun Owners of America, 60 sheriffs, Associated Industries of Florida, Florida Professional Firefighters, FOP, PBA, Sen. Ashley Moody.

Searched, nothing found

Florida Planned Parenthood PAC, Florida Rising, Sierra Club Florida, FEA (not found for this race).

Right-leaning lens

LensOpen the guide

Primary notes

Ingoglia, a former legislator and homebuilder appointed in 2025, beat Frank Collige 61.3%–38.7%; Collige's backers weren't identified.

Blaise IngogliaREPIncumbent9 support · 0 oppose

SupportEndorsement

Republican Party & officials: Incoming leaders Sen. Jim Boyd & Rep. Sam Garrison · Jul 2Direct
Hillsborough County Republican Party · Official 2026 slate card (paid for by the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee)Direct
Republican Party of Florida; Sen. Ashley Moody Aggregator only
Business & industry: Florida Chamber of Commerce · Jul 15Direct
Associated Industries of Florida · Before Jul 15Direct
Florida Realtors PAC · AugustDirect
Gun rights: Gun Owners of America · Before Jul 15Direct
Law enforcement & public safety (often bipartisan): National Association of Police Organizations · Before Jul 15Direct
Florida FOP, Florida PBA, Florida Professional Firefighters, 60 sheriffs Aggregator only

Annette TaddeoDEM0 support · 1 oppose

OpposeEndorsement

Republican Party & officials: Republican Party of Florida · Release: "Florida Democrats Recycle Failed Candidate"Direct

Progressive side, as noted in this guide

Taddeo: Florida AFL-CIO, Ruth's List, Equality Florida, Latino Victory Fund.

Searched, nothing found

NRA, SBA Pro-Life America, AFP.

Terms

Definition

Appointed incumbentHolds the office by appointment, not election

Sources

23 in the registry, official records first · All sources

Climate organization gencleo endorses annette tadeo for cfo · The FloridianTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
Creative Loafing voting guide 2026: How to vote in Tampa Bay, and who we're voting for · Creative Loafing Tampa BayTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
Florida chamber of commerce endorses blaise ingoglia for cfo · The FloridianTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
Florida Phoenix: DeSantis hands-off on Hillsborough loss · Florida PhoenixTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
Florida Politics: incoming legislative leaders endorse Ingoglia, Simpson, Uthmeier · Florida PoliticsTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
Florida Politics: Uthmeier 45–43, Ingoglia 44–42 · Florida PoliticsTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
Miami Times: the Florida Cabinet races are set · The Miami TimesTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
Palm Beach Post (via Yahoo): Post backs Jolly, Rodríguez, Taddeo · Yahoo News (syndicated)Tier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
PBS NewsHour: Donalds will face Jolly · PBS NewsHourTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
Sunburn the morning read of whats hot in florida politics 8 24 26 · Florida PoliticsTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators

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Tampa Bay Times (via AOL): how to vote on Florida’s amendments · AOL (syndicated)Tier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
2026 Florida Chief Financial Officer election · WikipediaTier 3: Nonpartisan reference / policy analysis
Election Endorsements — as of October 7, 2026 (PDF) · West Central Florida Labor Council, AFL-CIO (hosted on Action Network)Tier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
Endorsed Candidates — Equality Florida Action PAC · Equality Florida Action PACTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
Endorsements — Ruth's List Florida · Ruth's List FloridaTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
Florida afl cio labor 2026 endorsements · Florida AFL-CIOTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
Florida chamber of commerce announces endorsement of cfo blaise ingoglia · Florida Chamber of CommerceTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
Florida democrats recycle failed candidate annette taddeo again · Republican Party of FloridaTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
Hillsborough County Republican Party Endorsed Candidates for 2026 (slate card PDF) · Hillsborough County Republican PartyTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
In final push before next weeks primary election latino victory fund endorses annette taddeo for florida chief financial officer victor torres for orange county commissioner and susanne pe · Latino Victory FundTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
Dem florida mayor arrested accused theft organized scheme defraud · The Western JournalTier 5: Commercial site, blog, or low-reliability aggregator
Endorser-org / Gun_Sense_Voter / FL / 4895 · Blue Voter GuideTier 5: Commercial site, blog, or low-reliability aggregator
Fr / FL / candidate_Annette_Taddeo / 2394 · Blue Voter GuideTier 5: Commercial site, blog, or low-reliability aggregator

Where sources disagree

All conflicts

No conflicts recorded for this contest.

Matched from the research's conflict list by contest, candidate, judge or measure name.