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Florida Scoop · Jul 27, 2026

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A Florida judge ruled Monday that Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback can remain on the state's Aug. 18 primary ballot, rejecting a legal challenge that questioned whether he met the state's seven-year residency requirement for governor. Leon County Circuit Judge David Frank found that Fishback maintained his Florida residency despite spending time living and working in Washington, D.C., writing that Fishback testified under oath he never intended to abandon Florida as his legal residence. --- 📲 For fast & reliable hyper-local Jewish Florida news: 🗞️ JOIN The Florida Scoop on WhatsApp:

A Florida judge ruled Monday that Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback can remain on the state's Aug. 18 primary ballot, rejecting a legal challenge that questioned whether he met the state's seven-year residency requirement for governor. Leon County Circuit Judge David Frank found that Fishback maintained his Florida residency despite spending time living and working in Washington, D.C., writing that Fishback testified under oath he never intended to abandon Florida as his legal residence. --- 📲 For fast & reliable hyper-local Jewish Florida news: 🗞️ JOIN The Florida Scoop on WhatsApp: https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=17868092003&text=Subscribe

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