📰 Curated from NBC News
📖 Read full article→
Florida Governor Primary Election 2026 Live Results: Donalds, Jolly, Collins and More - NBC News
WorldBy NBC News8/19/20261 min read
See live results from the 2026 Florida Governor primary election as Republican and Democrat votes are counted by candidate and county.
✨ Key Highlights
- Byron Donalds won the Republican primary for Florida governor, taking 47.8% of the vote with 99% of expected ballots counted, well ahead of Jay Collins at 25.2% and James Fishback at 10.5%.
- On the Democratic side, David Jolly captured the nomination with 61.0% of the vote, followed by Dayna Foster at 15.1% and Dotie Joseph at 9.6%.
- The contest opened up because Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is term-limited, creating a rare open race for governor in the nation's third-largest state.
- Donalds, a GOP congressman, secured President Donald Trump's endorsement but still had to fend off several primary challengers to win the Republican nod.
- Jolly, a former member of Congress who switched from Republican to Democrat, emerged as the Democratic standard-bearer heading into the general election.
- County-level results showed Donalds leading across areas including Alachua, Baker, Bay and Bradford, while Jolly led Democratic voting in Alachua with 63.8% support.
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is term-limited, opening up an opportunity in the nations third-largest state. GOP Rep. Byron Donalds got President Donald Trumps endorsement but still faces a handful of