Florida Governor Race Results: Why Jolly vs Donalds Is So Close in Trump's Home State

Florida's race for governor is too close to call. At 03:05 CET, Byron Donalds led David Jolly by 104,767 votes, 50.0 to 48.7 percent, with 97.3 percent of the expected vote counted, according to NBC News, based on AP data. Two years ago, Donald Trump carried Florida by 13.1 points, and in 2022 Ron DeSantis won the governor's office by 19.4. A race this tight in Trump's home state is the sharpest signal of the 2026 midterms so far, and it decides whether Florida gets a governor who wants a state Bitcoin reserve.