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Florida's record pace of executions under Ron DeSantis
Overview · reviewed November 12, 2026
Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida has carried out executions at a record pace: its ninth of 2025, in August, set a state record for a single year, and it ended the year with 19 executions.[1][2][3] The pace continued in 2026: DeSantis signed a record-tying 19th death warrant of the year, and on November 5 the state carried out its 19th execution, matching the 2025 record.[4][3] It scheduled the country's first same-day double execution in nearly a decade, and in July it executed its oldest inmate in modern history.[5][6]
The pace continued in 2026: DeSantis signed a record-tying 19th death warrant of the year, and on November 5 the state carried out its 19th execution, matching the 2025 record.[4][3] It scheduled the country's first same-day double execution in nearly a decade, and in July it executed its oldest inmate in modern history.[5][6]
Coverage over time
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Weekly counts, outlets and reports (33 weeks with coverage)
| Week of (UTC) | Left | Center | Right | Of tracked | Share | Receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 (so far) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1% | |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 4% | |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 3% | |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 4% | |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3% | |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 3% | |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1% | |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2% | |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3% | |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 43 | 8% | |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | under 1% | |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 5% | |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2% | |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4% | |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3% | |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4% | |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5% | |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 6% | |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6% | |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3% | |
| Sep 15, 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3% | |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5% | |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3% | |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4% | |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5% | |
| Jul 14, 2025 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6% | |
| Jun 9, 2025 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3% | |
| May 12, 2025 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4% | |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6% | |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6% | |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2% | |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5% | |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4% |
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Background
In early 2025 DeSantis signed a run of death warrants for men convicted of killings decades earlier.[7][8] Among those executed was Michael Tanzi, for murdering a Miami Herald employee who was carjacked on her lunch break,[9][10] and an Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience, the AP reported, had triggered severe mental problems was scheduled for execution.[11] In August the execution of a man convicted of killing his wife and two children in 1994 set the state's single-year record,[1] in October Florida carried out its 15th execution, a record under DeSantis,[12] and in November it carried out its 17th.[2]
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In 2026 the warrants kept coming. In June a 74-year-old man became the oldest person executed in Florida,[13] and in July the state executed Dennis Sochor, also 74, the oldest in its modern history.[6] Florida scheduled two executions for July 28, the first time in nearly a decade that a state planned two in a single day.[14][5] DeSantis signed his 18th death warrant of the year in September and a record-tying 19th in October.[15][4]
In October, DeSantis withdrew a death warrant for the first time, calling off the execution of William Thompson, 74, without saying why.[16] On October 20, Florida executed William Reaves, 77, for the 1986 killing of an Indian River County deputy, its 18th execution of the year,[17] and on November 5 it executed Jesse Guardado for the 2004 stabbing of a 75-year-old woman, its 19th.[3][18] On November 10, DeSantis signed a death warrant for Willie Crain, 80, convicted in the 1998 murder of 7-year-old Amanda Brown.[19]
Supporting stories (19)
- Florida executes man in 1994 killing of wife, 2 kids; sets new death sentence state record
- Florida man executed for killing his former manager at a convenience store
- Man convicted of 2004 killing is put to death in Florida's 19th execution this year, tying a record
- DeSantis signs death warrant for inmate featured in Netflix series, schedules double execution day
- Florida to carry out rare double execution Tuesday, putting two inmates to death within hours
- Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida
- Florida man executed for 1997 killing of couple whose toddler daughter witnessed the attack
- Gulf War vet convicted of killing girlfriend and 3 kids set for Florida execution
- Florida man executed for abducting, killing Miami Herald employee
- Florida man executed for killing a Miami Herald employee who was abducted on her lunch break
- Army veteran convicted of killing girlfriend and her 3 children set to be executed in Florida
- Florida man convicted raping and killing his neighbor in 1998 executed
- 74-year-old man becomes oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history
- Florida plans two executions for same day
- Execution date set for man convicted of fatally shooting Florida deputy
- Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for the first time
- Florida puts 77-year-old man to death for a deputy's killing in its 18th execution this year
- 3 executions scheduled for Thursday in Florida, Indiana and Alabama
- Florida execution: Death warrant signed in 1998 Hillsborough County murder of 7-year-old
The full record
November 2026
October 2026
- Execution date set for killer who strangled couple inside their Florida Keys home
- Florida puts 77-year-old man to death for a deputy's killing in its 18th execution this year
- Florida to execute prisoner who killed cellmate in hopes of receiving death sentence
- Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for the first time
- DeSantis signs death warrant for inmate featured in Netflix series, schedules double execution day
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