Politics · GOP primaryTrump-Backed Byron Donalds Wins Florida GOP Primary, Faces Jolly in NovemberAired August 19, 2026 at 5:41 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Congressman Byron Donalds has won the0:02Florida Republican primary for governor,0:04setting up a November 2026 contest0:06[music] against Democrat David Jolly.0:08The November matchup pits the0:10Trump-endorsed Donalds against Jolly, a0:12Democrat who previously served as a0:14Republican in Congress, [music] defining0:16a clear contrast for Florida voters. The0:19result was marked the night of August0:2019th at the Universal Studios Resort in0:22Orlando, where Donalds celebrated the0:24primary win that advances him to the0:26general election. He [music] ran with0:27President Donald Trump's endorsement,0:29but did not mention Trump in his victory0:31remarks. [music] Instead, he framed the0:33campaign around the economic struggles0:35Floridians are facing and building an0:37affordable Florida on limited0:38government. [music] If elected in0:40November, Donalds would become Florida's0:42first black governor and the first black0:44Republican governor elected in the0:45United [music] States, a historic0:47distinction he does not emphasize as he0:49campaigns. [music] Specific policy0:51details for that affordability agenda0:53and the broader dynamics of the0:54Donalds-Jolly contest are still to be0:56laid out, including official vote0:58totals, turnout, early polling, and1:00fundraising. This account is based on a1:02single report published early August 191:04with the November election now set to1:05decide the next governor on the cost of1:07living.1:08Like and follow for more stories that1:10matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗