Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and former Florida Republican Rep. David Jolly, now a Democrat, are advancing to the general election after winning their respective gubernatorial primaries on Tuesday.
Donalds received 48.7% of the vote, trouncing the rest of the Republican primary field. His closest competitor was Lt. Gov. Jay Collins (R-FL), who secured 24.8% of the vote. Jolly, who was the leading candidate in his party’s primary election like Donalds, brought in 61.6% of the vote. The Associated Press called the races for Donalds and Jolly at 8 p.m.
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