Democrat
—%
Weighted polling average
David Jolly
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (R-FL)
2014 – 2017
Florida 2026 GOVERNOR POLLS
Byron Donalds
REPUBLICAN
US House of Representatives (R-FL)
2021 – Present
2026 Florida Governor Polls:
Aggregate of all polls released for Florida's Governor election between Democrat David Jolly and Republican Byron Donalds. This page will update the moment new polls are released, including the polling average, projected margin, and survey details.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- Governor
- State
- Florida
- Democratic candidate
- David Jolly
- Republican candidate
- Byron Donalds
- Incumbent / open seat
- Open Seat
- Polling average
- 39.4% D / 43.5% R
- Polling average margin
- R +4.1
- Last updated
- 12:00 AM on August 8, 2026
- Polls included
- 17
- Latest poll
- Targoz Market Research — July 26, 2026
Republican
—%
Weighted polling average
Net margin
—
Polling average difference
Polls Included
—
Number of polls conducted
Pollster
Date
Sample
Byron Donalds
David Jolly
Margin
Polling Average
—
—
43.5%
39.4%
Targoz Market Research
July 26, 2026
1,026 LV
45%
38%
University of North Florida
July 17, 2026
848 LV
46%
41%
Change Research (D)
July 11, 2026
1,348 RV
40%
41%
Kaplan Strategies (R)
June 9, 2026
668 LV
35%
30%
Change Research (D)
May 16, 2026
1,593 LV
42%
46%
Cherry Communications (R)
May 9, 2026
604 LV
47%
39%
Stetson University
April 13, 2026
848 LV
47%
40%
Echelon Insights (R)
April 9, 2026
406 LV
49%
43%
MDW Communications (D)
April 3, 2026
1,834 LV
41%
41%
Emerson College
March 31, 2026
1,165 LV
44%
39%
University of North Florida
March 2, 2026
786 LV
42%
36%
Targoz Market Research
February 16, 2026
1,129 LV
41%
36%
University of North Florida
October 25, 2025
728 LV
45%
34%
Targoz Market Research
September 18, 2025
1,118 RV
36%
32%
Bendixen & Amandi
August 12, 2025
800 RV
42%
38%
AIF Center Poll
August 5, 2025
650 LV
41%
37%
Victory Insights (R)
July 28, 2025
750 RV
43%
38%