Florida Governor Primary: Byron Donalds Leads Polling Ahead of Vote
Donalds pitched affordable housing and economic growth as he met with veterans and voters, with the primary eight days away, officials said.
- Congressman Byron Donalds visited VFW Post 706 in Pensacola on Monday, meeting with veterans and community members to discuss housing affordability and environmental protection ahead of the August 18 primary.
- Florida's gubernatorial primary features 12 Republican candidates competing for the nomination. Donalds currently leads public polling with nearly 50% support in the crowded four-way race.
- Donalds has attacked Democrat David Jolly's stance on transgender sports participation, calling him a "Trojan Horse for the Democrat Socialists." The criticism centers on cultural issues ahead of the general election.
- Early voting in Florida has drawn substantial participation, with 934,558 residents casting ballots so far and 174,566 voting in-person at polling locations statewide.
- The primary election on Aug 18 will determine nominees for the gubernatorial race and U.S. Senate, finalizing the ballot for the general election in November.
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Byron Donalds speaks to Wakulla County residents during his campaign for governor. He hosted an event at El Jalisco in Crawfordville on Aug. 13, 2026. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)As of 2 p.m. Thursday, 1.33 million voters had returned vote-by-mail ballots or voted early in Florida’s primary elections. Just over 1 million vote-by-mail ballots were yet to be returned. Among the votes cast, 555,056 were from Democrats and 593,800 from…
GOP hopeful's staff seems to hate him — and that's just one issue in this godawful primary
I know y’all would probably rather not talk about the Republican candidates for governor of Florida.However, distasteful as it is, we must: The primary is Aug. 18.Now, this family-friendly publication frowns on scatological language, so let’s just call the campaign unseemly.Undignified. Unedifying. ...
President Donald Trump renewed Wednesday his support for Congressman Byron Donalds in the Florida Governorate race, less than a week away from the Republican primaries scheduled for August 18. In a message published in Truth Social, Trump called Donalds "very respected" and "a total winner," and stressed that he knows him well and has seen him "tested at the highest and most difficult levels." "Byron has a wonderful wife, Erika, and three precio…
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