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President Donald Trump<\/a>‘s handpicked successor to Gov. Ron DeSantis cruised to victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday despite a crowded field including several Florida heavy hitters.<\/p>\n

Rep. Byron Donalds<\/a>, R-Fla., a third-term congressman and former Florida state lawmaker, easily defeated his Republican opponents, garnering ()<\/strong>% of the vote. Already one of the GOP\u2019s most recognized figures, Donalds\u2019 campaign was further boosted by Trump\u2019s endorsement, which came even before he announced he was running in February 2025.<\/p>\n

In second was current Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, a close ally of the governor who explicitly ran on a platform to “protect the DeSantis legacy<\/a>.” Despite heavy support from the Florida GOP establishment, Collins ultimately garnered just ()<\/strong>% of the vote on Tuesday night. DeSantis did not endorse in the primary to succeed him. Collins, however, emphasized that DeSantis appointed him.<\/p>\n

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With the GOP nomination secured, Donalds is expected to have a major advantage in the general election as Florida<\/a> has grown increasingly red over the last decade.<\/p>\n

Donalds is running on a platform to “enact the Trump agenda” in Florida, including immigration enforcement<\/a>, and has placed a heavy emphasis on affordability, deregulation and lower taxes. He has also campaigned on growing Florida\u2019s infrastructure and completing the Everglades restoration.<\/p>\n

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He is a longtime Trump ally, most significantly supporting him over DeSantis in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. Even before announcing his campaign, Trump issued a preemptive endorsement of Donalds in February 2025.<\/p>\n

In a social media post,, Trump wrote, “Byron Donalds would be a TRULY GREAT and POWERFUL Governor for Florida and, should he run, will have my complete and total endorsement. RUN, BYRON, RUN!”<\/p>\n

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Now, Donalds will (likely)<\/strong> face off against David Jolly, a former Republican congressman who left the party in 2018 and is now running for Florida governor as a Democrat<\/a>. Jolly is also running on an affordability message and has cast the election as “a decision about what Florida becomes next.”<\/p>\n

Whichever candidate emerges victorious will succeed DeSantis, a popular two-term governor exiting office because he is term-limited.v<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trumps-handpicked-desantis-successor-wins-crowded-gop-primary-florida-governor <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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