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Florida ยท Governor

Florida Governor

Byron Donalds wins. Called.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Byron Donalds R won 4,132,112 50.0%
David Jolly D 4,024,180 48.7%
Scott Jewett L 37,884 0.5%
Frank Russo NPA 23,199 0.3%
Charles Burkett NPA 15,235 0.2%
Dean Abrams NPA 12,532 0.2%
Jeffrey Datto NPA 8,332 0.1%
Moliere Dimanche NPA 7,612 0.1%
Total8,261,086

5,075 of 5,097 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Miami-Dade 784,781 D +7.1 R +11.5 D +18.6 100%
Broward 660,820 D +32.4 D +17.1 D +15.3 100%
Palm Beach 571,512 D +12.4 D +0.8 D +11.7 100%
Hillsborough 515,718 D +11.8 R +3.1 D +14.9 100%
Orange 471,132 D +29.9 D +13.8 D +16.1 100%
Pinellas 403,217 D +4.7 R +5.3 D +10.0 100%
Duval 357,788 D +11.1 R +1.5 D +12.6 100%
Lee 303,591 R +21.7 R +28.6 D +6.9 100%
Brevard 269,196 R +11.3 R +21.0 D +9.7 100%
Polk 256,942 R +5.0 R +20.9 D +15.8 100%
Pasco 239,285 R +12.4 R +25.5 D +13.1 100%
Volusia 236,143 R +12.6 R +21.9 D +9.3 100%
Sarasota 223,104 R +13.1 R +18.3 D +5.2 100%
Seminole 194,585 D +9.6 R +3.6 D +13.2 100%
Manatee 181,768 R +16.7 R +23.7 D +7.0 100%
Lake 177,463 R +16.0 R +24.9 D +8.9 100%
Collier 171,691 R +27.5 R +33.3 D +5.8 100%
Marion 163,444 R +24.5 R +31.9 D +7.4 100%
St. Johns 155,614 R +23.8 R +31.6 D +7.8 100%
St. Lucie 137,735 D +2.8 R +9.1 D +12.0 100%
Osceola 131,438 D +18.1 R +1.5 D +19.5 100%
Leon 125,001 D +35.4 D +22.0 D +13.4 100%
Escambia 115,739 R +9.8 R +19.8 D +9.9 100%
Alachua 105,220 D +33.6 D +21.3 D +12.3 100%
Charlotte 100,300 R +33.8 R +34.2 D +0.4 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+1,105 votes8,261,086R +1.3
+647 votes8,259,981R +1.3
+4,566 votes8,259,334R +1.3
+277 votes8,254,768R +1.3
+2,432 votes8,254,491R +1.3
+533 votes8,252,059R +1.4
+4,038 votes8,251,526R +1.4
+1,182 votes8,247,488R +1.4
+1,000 votes8,246,306R +1.4
+3,246 votes8,245,306R +1.4
+495 votes8,242,060R +1.4
+176 votes8,241,565R +1.4