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Polybius

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Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:02 PM Jul 8

Ex-Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum arrested on drug possession charges [View all]

Source: NBC News

DAPHNE, Ala. — Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has been arrested on drug possession charges in Alabama after police say they pulled him over for erratic driving and found marijuana and meth in his vehicle.

It’s the latest legal trouble for the ex-Tallahassee mayor, who narrowly lost to Republican Ron DeSantis for governor in 2018 and was once considered a rising star of the Democratic Party.

Gillum, 46, was arrested on July 2 in Daphne, about 11 miles (17.7 kilometers) east of Mobile on Alabama’s Gulf Coast. He is charged with marijuana possession and unlawful possession of a controlled substance, the Daphne Police Department said. Jail records show he was released on July 3.

Court records for Gillum’s case were not yet available, the Baldwin County Clerk of Court’s office said. Information on a lawyer who could speak on his behalf wasn’t immediately available.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-florida-gubernatorial-candidate-andrew-gillum-arrested-rcna353487



And to think, he came a hair away from winning in 2018.

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