Florida Governor Race: Donalds and Jolly Enter the Final Two Days Before Election Day
Florida's open governor's race — Byron Donalds for the Republicans against David Jolly for the Democrats — enters its final two days Sunday, with prediction-market pricing favoring Donalds.
Florida voters choose a new governor on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in an open-seat race: Gov. Ron DeSantis is term-limited and is not on the 2026 ballot. The general-election candidates are Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee, and David Jolly, the Democratic nominee, according to the published primary results cited in the market reporting read this cycle.
Prediction-market pricing on Kalshi, updated Nov. 1, put Donalds at 65 cents and Jolly at 36 cents — a market read on the race, not a poll, and one that can move through Election Day. The reporting notes Donalds carries Donald Trump's endorsement and that Jolly is a former Republican congressman who switched parties.
Palm Beach County voters will see the governor's race on the same Nov. 3 ballot as the U.S. Senate, U.S. House and county bond questions this station has covered through the early-voting period. Early voting ends Sunday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m.; on Election Day, polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at assigned precincts.
