Florida Election Results: Donalds, Jolly In Tight Race; Palm Beach County Tallies

UPDATED 10:37 p.m.

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Republican Byron Donalds has widened his lead in Florida’s race for governor. He is 115,699 votes ahead of Democrat David Jolly out of more than 8.2 million counted, 50.07% to 48.66%, with 98.81% of precincts reporting statewide. This is the update based on 10:30 p.m. reporting from the State of Florida.

Palm Beach County favors Jolly by a wide margin, 55.47% to 43.32%, with 785 of 813 precincts in.

All of these numbers are unofficial election night results from Florida Election Watch and the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, and they will change as counting continues. Statewide, 8,295,665 ballots have been recorded, a 60.53% turnout. Palm Beach County shows 571,227 ballots and 64.21% turnout.

Statewide Races

Republicans lead every statewide office. Ashley Moody holds the widest margin of the group in the U.S. Senate race, 246,509 votes over Angie Nixon.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

• Byron Donalds / Bryan Avila (REP): 4,117,145 (50.07%)
• David Jolly / Gwen Graham (DEM): 4,001,446 (48.66%)
• Scott Eckhard Jewett / Nicole Skelly (LPF): 37,629 (0.46%)
• Frank J. Russo / Rachel Rodriguez (NPA): 23,067 (0.28%)
• Charles Burkett / Ruben A. Coto (NPA): 15,157 (0.18%)
• Dean Ocean Abrams / Joe Van Vactor (NPA): 12,410 (0.15%)
• Jeffrey Peter “Dr. Jeff” Datto / Juan Santana (NPA): 8,282 (0.1%)
• Moliere “Moe” Dimanche / Benjiman Rojas (NPA): 7,532 (0.09%)

U.S. Senate

• Ashley Moody (REP): 4,192,518 (50.93%)
• Angie Nixon (DEM): 3,946,009 (47.93%)
• Neil J. Gillespie (NPA): 93,970 (1.14%)

Attorney General

• James Uthmeier (REP): 4,162,751 (50.99%)
• Jose Javier Rodriguez (DEM): 4,001,120 (49.01%)

Chief Financial Officer

• Blaise Ingoglia (REP): 4,136,259 (50.99%)
• Annette Taddeo (DEM): 3,974,982 (49.01%)

Commissioner of Agriculture

• Wilton Simpson (REP): 4,145,282 (51.13%)
• Joey Mendoza Atkins (DEM): 3,961,641 (48.87%)

Constitutional Amendments

Amendments need 60% to pass. Only one is above that line right now.

• Amendment 1, Budget Stabilization Fund: Yes 3,156,890 (40.92%), No 4,557,997 (59.08%)
• Amendment 2, Exemption of Tangible Personal Property on Agricultural Land From Taxation: Yes 4,523,919 (58.25%), No 3,242,906 (41.75%)
• Amendment 3, Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap On Increases In Non-Homestead Property Assessments: Yes 4,897,099 (62.02%), No 2,999,491 (37.98%)

Amendment 3 is closer in Palm Beach County, where it sits at 60.04% yes.

Florida Supreme Court

Justice Carlos G. Muñiz retention: Yes 4,279,905 (57.74%), No 3,132,312 (42.26%).

Closest Palm Beach County Races

Jon Maples leads Emily Gregory by just 1,028 votes in State House District 87, with 145 of 156 precincts reporting. In County Commission District 4, Marci Woodward is ahead of Curtis Calabrese by 1,244 votes with 112 of 113 precincts in.

Elizabeth Holmes leads Megan Weinberger by 1,697 votes in House District 94, with 96 of 100 precincts reporting. All 73 precincts are in for House District 91, where Peggy Gossett-Seidman is 4,424 votes ahead of Luis Garcia.

For Congress and the State Legislature, the totals below are from Florida Election Watch and include votes from every county in the district.

U.S. House

• District 21: Brian Mast (REP) 182,203 (54%); James T. Martin (DEM) 150,820 (44.7%); Alexander Cooke (NPA) 4,373 (1.3%)
• District 22: Pia Dandiya (DEM) 152,156 (51.85%); Casey Askar (REP) 141,293 (48.15%)
• District 23: Lois Frankel (DEM) 167,992 (65.57%); Deborah Adeimy (REP) 88,208 (34.43%)
• District 25: Jared Moskowitz (DEM) 142,925 (51.24%); Scott Singer (REP) 130,149 (46.66%); Peter Jassenoff (LPF) 5,852 (2.1%)

State Senate

• District 24: Mack Bernard (DEM) 98,423 (64.51%); Jackie Green (REP) 54,136 (35.49%)
• District 26: David Silvers (DEM) 134,104 (57.97%); Rick Roth (REP) 97,211 (42.03%)
• District 30: Lauren Book (DEM) 114,529 (62.82%); Hector Rivera (REP) 67,796 (37.18%)

State House

• District 86: John Snyder (REP) 50,884 (62.19%); Elizabeth Brendel Pandich (DEM) 30,932 (37.81%)
• District 87: Jon Maples (REP) 38,181 (50.68%); Emily Gregory (DEM) 37,153 (49.32%)
• District 88: Jervonte “Tae” Edmonds (DEM) 33,863 (79.87%); William Joseph (REP) 8,534 (20.13%)
• District 89: Debra Tendrich (DEM) 25,440 (64.91%); Cathy Higgins (REP) 13,752 (35.09%)
• District 90: Rob Long (DEM) 41,698 (62.86%); Ionel Roiban (REP) 24,635 (37.14%)
• District 91: Peggy Gossett-Seidman (REP) 39,639 (52.96%); Luis Garcia (DEM) 35,215 (47.04%)
• District 92: Kelly Skidmore (DEM) 51,337 (57.9%); Steve Byers (REP) 37,323 (42.1%)
• District 93: August Mangeney (DEM) 40,351 (56.14%); Anne Gerwig (REP) 31,523 (43.86%)
• District 94: Elizabeth Holmes (DEM) 38,045 (50.28%); Megan Weinberger (REP) 36,348 (48.04%); Doug Barrow (NPA) 1,269 (1.68%)

Palm Beach County Offices

• Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller: Yvette Drucker (DEM) 339,281 (61.97%); Mike Caruso (REP) 208,246 (38.03%)
• County Commission, District 4: Marci Woodward (REP) 47,161 (50.67%); Curtis Calabrese (DEM) 45,917 (49.33%)
• County Commission, District 6: Katherine Waldron (DEM) 50,443 (58.13%); Sara Baxter (REP) 36,335 (41.87%)
• Port of Palm Beach, Group 5: Deandre Poole (DEM) 97,146 (58.97%); Ted Sarandis (REP) 67,589 (41.03%)
• School Board, District 4: Christina L. Romelus 44,426 (61.59%); Daniel Zapata 27,706 (38.41%)
• Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District, Group 3: Douglas Brown 217,582 (47.29%); Lewis Pope 122,718 (26.67%); Angelo Andrew 119,811 (26.04%)
• Indian Trail Improvement District, Seat 1: Jay Sweet 9,023 (55.05%); Kirk Ljongquist 7,367 (44.95%)
• Indian Trail Improvement District, Seat 3: Patricia “Patty” Farrell 8,982 (54.51%); Jack Lloyd Bell II 7,497 (45.49%)
• Indian Trail Improvement District, Seat 5: Michael T. Johnson 9,008 (55.71%); Christopher Karch 7,160 (44.29%)
• Avenir Community Development District, Seat 2: Bill Rosenberg 1,056 (70.4%); Luis A. Vinas 444 (29.6%)

Fourth District Court of Appeal

Districtwide retention totals from Florida Election Watch:

• Judge Alan O. Forst: Yes 752,092 (55.77%), No 596,589 (44.23%)
• Judge Mark W. Klingensmith: Yes 733,568 (54.89%), No 602,914 (45.11%)
• Judge Johnathan D. Lott: Yes 746,536 (55.87%), No 589,713 (44.13%)
• Judge Shannon K. Shaw: Yes 765,652 (57.24%), No 572,041 (42.76%)
• Judge Caroline Cahill Shepherd: Yes 775,760 (58.05%), No 560,498 (41.95%)

Palm Beach County Ballot Questions

• Parks bonds: Yes 346,148 (66.16%), No 177,047 (33.84%)
• Library District bonds: Yes 229,418 (63.56%), No 131,520 (36.44%)
• School District question: Yes 407,859 (76.86%), No 122,815 (23.14%)