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By Facts News Group Staff

Tallahassee, Florida · Election Day Nov. 3, 2026 · Florida Department of State, Division of Elections (unofficial election night results)

Figures are unofficial results from the Florida Division of Elections, as of 4:25 p.m. ET on Nov. 4, 2026.

Republican Byron Donalds won the race for Florida governor over Democrat David Jolly, according to race calls by The Associated Press and NBC News. Unofficial state results show Donalds with 50.02% of the vote to Jolly's 48.71%. In the U.S. Senate race, Republican Sen. Ashley Moody won over Democrat Angie Nixon, the AP and NBC News reported, with 50.87% to 47.99% in the state's count.

Status at a glance

  • Vote counts and percentages below come from the Florida Division of Elections, unofficial.
  • Race calls: Donalds (governor) and Moody (U.S. Senate), by the AP and NBC News.
  • Not yet known: Final certified totals. All figures are unofficial until the state certifies results.

Governor (unofficial)

  • Byron Donalds / Bryan Avila (REP): 4,132,334 (50.02%)
  • David Jolly / Gwen Graham (DEM): 4,024,639 (48.71%)
  • Six other tickets combined: about 1.3%
  • Total votes: 8,261,740. Margin: 107,695 votes, or about 1.3 percentage points (Florida Division of Elections).

U.S. Senate (unofficial)

  • Ashley Moody (REP): 4,208,004 (50.87%)
  • Angie Nixon (DEM): 3,969,271 (47.99%)
  • Neil J. Gillespie (NPA): 94,538 (1.14%)
  • Total votes: 8,271,813. Margin: 238,733 votes, or about 2.9 percentage points (Florida Division of Elections).
Facts News Group stat card with unofficial Florida governor and U.S. Senate results as of 4:25 p.m. ET Nov. 4, 2026.

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 governor's race, official state results showed Republican Ron DeSantis with 4,614,210 votes (59.4%) and Democrat Charlie Crist with 3,106,313 (40.0%), a margin of 19.4 percentage points (Florida Division of Elections, 2022 official results). The 2026 unofficial margin is about 1.3 points. In 2022, Moody won the state attorney general race with 60.6% of the vote (Florida Division of Elections).

Margins are calculated by Facts News Group from the state's published figures.

Still unknown

  • Final certified results and whether any race goes to a recount under state law.
  • Results in Florida's U.S. House races, which are not covered in this story.

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