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ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s primary voters went with the favorites in both parties Tuesday night, setting up a long-expected clash to determine who will be the state’s next governor after eight years of Ron DeSantis. On the Republican side, Rep. Byron Donalds, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump, outran a crowded GOP field to win his party’s nomination, NBC News projects, while Republican-turned-Democrat David Jolly, a former member of Congress, won his primary. Both outcomes, which were expected, officially kick off a general election showdown in which Republicans are trying to extend their decadeslong grip on Florida’s governorship, while Jolly and Democrats are out to prove the longtime battleground state has not gotten totally out of reach for their party. Republicans control all levels of state government in Florida and have not lost a race for governor since 1994.
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Fishback held dozens of rallies across the state and gained support from younger male voters in particular, according to pre-election polling.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s primary voters went with the favorites in both parties Tuesday night, setting up a long-expected clash to determine who will be the state’s next governor after eight years of Ron DeSantis. On the Republican side, Rep. Byron Donalds, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump, outran a crowded GOP field to win his party’s nomination, NBC News projects, while Republican-turned-Democrat David Jolly, a former member of Congress, won his primary. Both outcomes, which were expected, officially kick off a general election showdown in which Republicans are trying to extend their decadeslong grip on Florida’s governorship, while Jolly and Democrats are out to prove the longtime battleground state has not gotten totally out of reach for their party. Republicans control all levels of state government in Florida and have not lost a race for governor since 1994.
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