Florida House, District 62
Represents District 62 in the Florida House of Representatives; votes on state laws and the state budget. Term: 2 years.
Not on the November ballot. Kyandra Darling is listed as Unopposed by the Florida Division of Elections after winning the Aug. 18, 2026 Democratic primary, so the seat is filled without a November vote. Sources: Florida Division of Elections candidate list (https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanList.asp), checked Sept. 21, 2026.
Partly verified. Either the November opponent could not be confirmed from available sources, or only a few positions are documented. Confirm the full candidate list on your county sample ballot; unknown positions are shown as such.
How we verified who is on the ballot
Tampa Bay Times (Aug. 18, 2026): 'HD 62 (South St. Petersburg) Democratic Primary: This open seat was won by Kyandra Darling against Wengay Newton' . Florida Politics (June 2026) describes the district as covering part of Pinellas (St. Petersburg) and part of Hillsborough (Tampa, Gibsonton). Research limitation: every WebFetch (Ballotpedia, Wikipedia, Division of Elections, county SOEs, news sites) was blocked and the search budget was capped, so this roster comes only from search-result snippets and should be re-verified against the county Supervisor of Elections sample ballot.
Candidates
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Kyandra Darling
Democratic nominee for the open HD 62 seat (south St. Petersburg and part of Hillsborough County) after defeating former Rep. Wengay Newton in the Aug. 18, 2026 primary.
Side-by-side on the major issues
Each row is a statement. The chips show how each candidate's stated positions or record relate to that statement. Expand a row to read the evidence and sources. "No public position found" means we could not find a statement or record on the topic, not that the candidate has none.
| Issue | Kyandra Darling Democratic |
|---|---|
| Taxes & spendingCutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services. | No public position found |
| Property taxesFlorida should eliminate or sharply reduce homestead property taxes, even if local governments must cut services or find other revenue. | No public position found |
| Property insuranceThe state should intervene more directly in the property-insurance market (rate caps, expanding Citizens, stricter insurer regulation) rather than relying mainly on market-based reforms. | No public position found |
| Housing affordabilityGovernment should do more to make housing affordable (subsidies, zoning changes, rent measures). | Strongly agrees· stated position Calls for more funding for affordable housing. |
| ImmigrationImmigration enforcement should be stricter, including large-scale deportation of people in the country illegally. | No public position found |
| AbortionAbortion should be legal in most cases (Florida's six-week ban should be repealed or loosened). | Strongly agrees· stated position Would protect access to comprehensive reproductive care. |
| GunsGun laws should be stricter (keep the red-flag law and the age-21 purchase rule; expand background checks) rather than looser (permitless or open carry, lower purchase age). | Strongly agrees· stated position Supports universal background checks and barring domestic abusers and violent criminals from owning firearms. |
| Health careGovernment should expand its role in health coverage (expand Medicaid in Florida, extend Affordable Care Act subsidies). | Strongly agrees· stated position Says every Floridian deserves affordable care and faults Florida for refusing to expand Medicaid; would lower drug costs and expand mental-health coverage. |
| Education & school choicePublic money should follow students to private, charter or home schools (universal school vouchers). | No public position found |
| Environment & waterProtecting water quality, conservation land and climate resilience should take priority even if it slows development or raises costs. | Leans agree· stated position Would hold polluters accountable and expand urban tree canopy and green space. |
| Growth & developmentGrowth and development should be slowed or more tightly regulated (higher impact fees, density limits, stronger local control). | No public position found |
| MarijuanaRecreational marijuana should be legal for adults. | No public position found |
| Elections & votingVoting should be made easier (mail voting, drop boxes, restoring voting rights) rather than adding new restrictions. | No public position found |
| Crime & policingCriminal penalties should be tougher and police funding increased, rather than emphasizing reform and rehabilitation. | No public position found |
| Gender identity lawsFlorida's laws restricting gender-affirming care for minors and classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity should remain in place. | No public position found |
| Energy & utilitiesGovernment should promote renewable energy and tighten oversight of utility rate increases, even at the expense of fossil-fuel production. | No public position found |
| Trump administrationI approve of the direction of the Trump administration. | No public position found |
| VeteransExpanding VA services and veterans' benefits should be a top priority. | No public position found |
Where they sit on the map
Each candidate is placed by the average of their documented stances. It is a summary of the table above, not an extra judgment.
Kyandra DarlingHow the axes are computed
Each axis is the average of a candidate's coded stances (+2 to −2) on a fixed set of statements, so it comes straight from the documented positions and nothing else. A candidate needs at least three documented statements on an axis to be placed.
Economic issues (toward "Smaller government (lower taxes, less spending)"): Taxes & spending (agree), Property taxes (agree), Health care (disagree), Housing affordability (disagree), Property insurance (disagree), Energy & utilities (disagree), Social Security & Medicare (disagree), Teacher and staff pay (disagree).
Social & legal issues (toward "Conservative side of the statements"): Immigration (agree), Abortion (disagree), Guns (disagree), Education & school choice (agree), Elections & voting (disagree), Crime & policing (agree), Gender identity laws (agree), Marijuana (disagree), Environment & water (disagree), Trump administration (agree), Library and classroom materials (agree), School safety approach (agree).
| Candidate | Economic issues | Social & legal issues |
|---|---|---|
| Kyandra Darling | not enough data | -1.67 (3 statements) |
Other issues the candidates have raised
Priorities each candidate has brought up on their own, beyond the major-issue list above.
Kyandra Darling
No additional issues found in public statements as of the last data review.