Florida voters choose nominees in crowded race to replace Gov. Ron DeSantis
Donalds is reported to have won the Republican nomination for governor and will face David Jolly in November.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates KATV, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
KATV is an established local television news outlet, but the page provides limited information about its reporting process and the article’s byline and sourcing do not establish a distinct record of original reporting. No reproduction signal is shown.
- Source type — Established local broadcaster; the source type is not otherwise specified.
- Editorial standards — The article presents reported facts and attributed polling, but the page offers little detail on editorial or correction practices.
- Author attribution — Two authors are named, providing some accountability.
The article supplies polling figures, candidate backgrounds and election information, and attributes some claims to the Associated Press and a named polling institute. Its central defect is a major internal timing inconsistency: the opening states that the nominees have won, while later passages treat the primary as upcoming or unresolved.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article covers candidates from both major parties and gives some context about the wider field. It relies heavily on polling and campaign information, however, and does not provide much direct candidate response or independent scrutiny; the conflicting account of whether the primary has concluded also weakens precision.
- Source diversity — Uses polling, campaign information and election data, but offers limited direct sourcing from candidates.
- Omitted context — Provides some state political context, while the contradictory timing leaves the status of the results unclear.
- Counterarguments presented — Describes competitors in both parties but provides little direct exchange of competing views.
The article uses largely descriptive language and reports polling, candidate positions and election logistics without a discernible ideological slant. The inclusion of both parties’ candidates and basic statewide context supports a neutral framing.
- Language tone — Mostly factual and descriptive language.
- Source selection — Includes polling and candidate information from both major-party contests.
- Framing — Frames the story as a competition to choose nominees and a successor to the governor.
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Republished from Cbs12. The relationship between the two publishers has not been determined.
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The article reports that Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination and David Jolly won the Democratic nomination for Florida governor, setting up a November contest. Later passages still describe the primary as pending, leaving the article internally inconsistent about the timing of its results.
The opening reports that U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds and David Jolly won their parties’ nominations to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. The article describes Donalds as having led the Republican field in polling and fundraising, with President Donald Trump’s endorsement.
The article also describes Jolly’s campaign themes and lead in Democratic polling, and names several other candidates in both primaries and the wider November field. However, later sections refer to Election Day as still underway and the nominees as not yet determined, conflicting with the opening results report.
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SWIPE →Former Democratic candidate for Florida governor
President who endorsed Donalds
Term-limited governor whose successor is being chosen
Part of a bigger story
35 OUTLETSByron Donalds won Florida’s Republican gubernatorial nomination, setting up a November race against Democratic nominee David Jolly. Left-leaning outlets present Donalds’s primary showing as a potential problem for Republicans. Center outlets mostly treat the result as a straightforward nomination and matchup, while some examine Trump’s endorsement and the November race’s competitiveness. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump’s backing of Donalds and cast Jolly’s shift from Republican to Democrat critically.
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