Elections Intelligence

Byron Donalds

FLGovernor: G under a starred pediment
CHALLENGER Lean R Favored
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What the Signal reads

Lean R

Donalds is the Republican nominee for an open seat the Signal rates Lean R. The market has Donalds at 78¢ against Jolly's 23¢, down 4¢ since July 31. The polling average has Donalds ahead by 5.7 points, and Donalds leads 1.4 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Donalds · Republican contract
78.0¢
▼ 4.0¢since July 31

This contract settles on whether a Republican holds the seat, not on Byron Donalds by name.

Jul 3148 daily readings · high 84¢ · low 73¢Oct 12
Byron DonaldsRepublican
78.0¢
David JollyDemocratic
23.0¢

2,702,129 traded · 1,894,395 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Donalds v Jolly

Metric by metric
Donalds
Jolly
78.0¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
23.0¢
$15.06M
RaisedState filings, through October 2
$10.10M
44.7%
Latest pollSt. Pete Polls · Oct 7
44.6%
U.S. Representativesince 2021
Holds now
No office on file

The 2026 race

Florida Governor
Polling average
R+5.7

Average of 6 pollsters, September 21 to October 7.

Prior result
R+19.4

2022 general election, won by Ron DeSantis / Jeanette Nuñez.

Fundraising
1.4 to 1

Raised, through October 2.

THEIR SEAT WAS REDRAWNR+29.2 → R+30.2

Florida redrew its congressional map in a 2026 special session. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the new plan (HB 1-D) on May 4, 2026; it changed 21 of the state's 28 districts. Its partisan lean barely changes (Trump +29.2 to Trump +30.2 in the 2024 presidential vote).

The record this is read from ↗

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.