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Columbia County, Florida

2026 election results. Ashley Moody (R) got 70% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Columbia County. The margin is 7.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Columbia County

U.S. Senate (special)

Ashley Moody
70.5%16,230
Angie Nixon
28.3%6,510
Neil Gillespie
1.2%282
100% counted

Statewide: Ashley Moody wins. Called.

Governor

Byron Donalds
69.4%15,889
David Jolly
29.0%6,641
Scott Jewett
0.5%117
Frank Russo
0.4%90

4 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: not called; Byron Donalds leads.

The leader in Columbia County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 7, 10:48 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
FL Senate (special)R +42.7R +50.5D +7.8
FL GovernorR +41.0R +50.5D +9.5
FL-03R +43.7R +50.5D +6.9

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Columbia County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris24.6%Donald Trump74.8%R +50.233,561
2020Joe Biden26.9%Donald Trump72.0%R +45.133,093
2016Hillary Clinton26.5%Donald Trump71.0%R +44.528,707
2012Barack Obama31.2%Mitt Romney67.8%R +36.727,163
2008Barack Obama32.6%John McCain66.4%R +33.828,128
2004John Kerry32.1%George W. Bush67.1%R +34.924,991
2000Al Gore38.1%George W. Bush59.2%R +21.218,508

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +29.1.

Other counties in Florida

Florida results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Florida certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Florida's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.