Overview
- President Donald Trump posted a public endorsement for Rep. Byron Donalds on Tuesday, calling him a “total winner” and pledging support for an America First agenda.
- Donalds leads statewide GOP primary polls by wide margins and has reported more than $67 million in campaign funds, including $22 million in the first quarter of 2026.
- State Rep. Danny Alvarez’s endorsement increased reported backing from Florida House Republicans to over 75%, signaling growing in-state consolidation.
- Three other Republicans—Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, investor James Fishback, and former House Speaker Paul Renner—remain in the race but poll in single digits.
- The endorsement trail and large war chest deepen Donalds’s structural advantages in a state with a Republican voter-registration edge, which could shorten the primary contest and shape the general election matchup.