Byron Donalds and David Jolly win Florida gubernatorial primaries
Photo: PBS NewsHour
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Byron Donalds and David Jolly win Florida gubernatorial primaries

Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and former Rep. David Jolly won the Democratic nomination in the August 2026 primaries. Donalds would be Florida's first Black governor if elected. The general election will be held in November 2026 to replace term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 17% of divergence this week. 4 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
4 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 4 outlets placed this story
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Breitbart
Washington Post
The Hill
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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Breitbart
Donalds: David Jolly 'Will Bend the Knee to the Radical Left'
Donalds attacks Jolly as socialist Trojan horse · negative
Washington Post
Byron Donalds, David Jolly win Florida governor primaries. See live results. - The Washington Post
election results with Donalds favored · neutral
How Breitbart and Washington Post compare across every story →
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  2. PBS NewsHour+11.9 h
  3. Breitbart+34.9 h
  4. The Hill+36.3 h
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The split, in one line
Breitbart frames Jolly as a Trojan horse for the radical left who will bend the knee. The Hill highlights Jolly as postpartisan and rejecting the left-right spectrum. PBS and WaPo report the primary results straight.
How each outlet covered it

Broad agreement on what happened

Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.

THE LEFT1 outlet · mostly neutral
“Byron Donalds, David Jolly win Florida governor primaries. See live results. - The Washington Post”
WP Washington Post LEFT
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THE RIGHT1 outlet · mostly critical
“Donalds: David Jolly 'Will Bend the Knee to the Radical Left'”
B Breitbart RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE

“David Jolly: 'I don't care about the left-right spectrum'” · PBS NewsHour, The Hill

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WPWashington Post Byron Donalds, David Jolly win Florida governor primaries. See live results. - The Washington Post 23d ago
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PBSPBS NewsHour GOP Rep. Donalds will run against Democrat Jolly in Florida's race for governor - PBS 23d ago HThe Hill David Jolly: 'I don't care about the left-right spectrum' 22d ago
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BBreitbart Donalds: David Jolly 'Will Bend the Knee to the Radical Left' 22d ago
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Fact ledger
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Donalds would be Florida's first Black governor if elected in November 2026
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Event #14630 · analyzed at 2026-08-31T02:56 UTC · last updated 15d ago