Rep. Byron Donalds, backed by former President Trump, and former Rep. David Jolly, a Democrat, will face each other in the November general election for Florida governor. The outcome will determine who succeeds term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. Donalds won the Republican primary with 48.7% of the vote, significantly ahead of Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, who received 24.8%. Jolly secured the Democratic nomination, marking the second consecutive election cycle in which Florida Democrats have chosen a former Republican as their gubernatorial candidate.
Donalds is seeking to become Florida’s first Black governor. The primary results largely adhered to pre-election expectations. No right-leaning outlets beyond the Washington Examiner reported on the primaries, while left-leaning outlets such as the Guardian and NBC News, alongside center-leaning CBS News and the New York Times, all covered the results. The Guardian noted this is a showdown to succeed DeSantis, while NBC News and CBS News simply reported the pairing of Donalds and Jolly for the general election.
The unusual choice of a former Republican nominee by Florida Democrats for a second consecutive election cycle raises questions about the state of the Democratic party in Florida and its strategy for appealing to voters.
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