Donald Trump shared a poll showing Byron Donalds's considerable lead in a hypothetical Republican primary for governor in 2026, along with a list of supporters.

President Trump is touting a internal poll showing Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) leading in a hypothetical Florida governor’s race. Trump touted the poll, which was conducted by the Florida-based Republican pollster Victory Insights,

The poll was released just hours after Trump took to Truth Social to boost the potential candidacy of Byron Donalds. The Republican Congressman from Southwest Florida does respectably well in the survey, with 3 in 10 Trump voters approving of the Congressman and just 2% disapproving. But that puts Donalds far from DeSantis’ +53.

Florida first lady Casey DeSantis is favored to succeed her husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis, as governor of the Sunshine State, according to a newly-released poll.

While Ron DeSantis can't run for governor again in 2026, some voters might want to see another DeSantis on the ballot. But one notable Florida voter, President Donald Trump, seems to have another candidate in mind.

In a new Truth Social post, Donald Trump spotlighted a January poll, first covered by Florida Politics, showing U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds with a massive lead over a hypothetical field of Republican opponents in the August 2026 Primary.

On Monday, a cryptic post by President Donald Trump might have officially marked the beginning of the 2026 Florida governor’s race. On his Truth Social platform, Trump posted a screen grab of a survey showing U.