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David Jolly as the Democratic nominee. Donalds, endorsed by Trump, defeated Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, while Jolly, a party-switcher, won the Democratic primary. They will compete in November to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-19T00:46:18.221Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-19T00:05:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-19T00:46:18.221Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":65,"critic":75,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"All outlets cite AP or project results; no independent sourcing beyond AP.","critic":"All outlets quote affected candidates or provide context.","hype":"Headlines are measured and proportionate to the content."}},"tags":["#FloridaElection","#GovernorRace","#USPolitics","#PrimaryResults","#TrumpEndorsement"],"entities":["Byron Donalds","David Jolly","Ron DeSantis","Donald Trump","Angie Nixon","Ashley Moody"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor, defeating Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and others in a primary endorsed by Donald Trump.","David Jolly, a former Republican congressman who switched parties, won the Democratic nomination for governor, setting up a November general election against Donalds.","The race will test Trump’s influence in Florida and Democrats’ efforts to regain ground in a state that has shifted rightward since 2016.","Angie Nixon won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, while Debbie Wasserman Schultz retained her House seat in a redrawn district."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Florida voters selected their nominees for governor in primary elections on 18 August 2026. U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination, defeating Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and political newcomer James Fishback. Donalds, who was endorsed by former president Donald Trump, will seek to become Florida’s first Black governor. On the Democratic side, former U.S. Rep. David Jolly, who switched parties in 2025, won the nomination over four other candidates."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The November general election will pit Donalds, a conservative who has promised tax cuts and healthcare price transparency, against Jolly, who has framed his candidacy as a test of whether a former Republican can win as a Democrat in Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is term-limited, will leave office after eight years. DeSantis had endorsed Ashley Moody, who won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in a separate primary. Moody will face progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon in a special election to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio’s term after he became Trump’s secretary of state."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In congressional races, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a longtime Democratic representative, won her primary in a redrawn district that is now plurality Black. Her opponent, former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, had resigned earlier in 2026 amid a federal indictment. On the Republican side, Ryan Elijah defeated scandal-plagued Rep. Cory Mills in the 7th Congressional District primary."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mentioned Angie Nixon’s victory in the Democratic Senate primary or Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s win in her redrawn House district. The left-rated digests, including the full KSAT 12 report, all carried Nixon’s win, while the centre-rated digests omitted it except for the full KSAT 12 report republished by meadowlakeNOW. 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