Donalds Holds Seven-Point Lead Over Jolly In Florida Governor’s Race, New Poll Finds
The poll reports Jolly trailing Donalds statewide while leading in Southeast Florida and Tampa Bay.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYTampa Free Press is identified as a local-news publisher and the article names its author. The story provides polling figures and methodology, though the available information offers limited basis for judging the outlet’s corrections practices or broader reporting record.
- Source type — Local-news publisher; treated as a moderate credibility prior.
- Transparency — The story identifies the polling organization, sample size, field dates and margin of error.
- Author attribution — A named author is listed.
- Correction history — No corrections policy or correction record is established in the article.
The article gives detailed poll results and basic methodology, including the sample size, dates and margin of error. It relies mainly on the poll and one quote from Donalds’s campaign strategist, with little discussion of the polling firm’s methods beyond those basic details or independent interpretation.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article gives comparative results for both sides in the governor’s race and reports the Senate poll and methodology. However, the only campaign voice quoted is from Donalds’s campaign, and the story does not include an opposing campaign response or independent polling analysis.
- Source diversity — The article relies on the poll and a quote from a Donalds campaign strategist.
- Counterarguments presented — Both candidates’ poll standings are reported, but no campaign response from Jolly’s side appears.
- Loaded language — The reporting uses little evaluative or loaded language.
- Omitted context — No comparison with other polls or fuller discussion of survey methodology is provided.
The article reports poll results in mostly neutral language and attributes the favorable campaign assessment to a Donalds strategist. The inclusion of that quote gives Donalds’s campaign a limited voice, but the story does not otherwise argue for a political side.
- Language tone — The poll findings are presented in straightforward, non-loaded language.
- Source selection — A Donalds campaign strategist is quoted, while no Jolly campaign representative is quoted.
- Framing — The story primarily reports survey figures rather than advocating for a candidate.
A Mason-Dixon poll puts Byron Donalds seven points ahead of David Jolly in Florida’s governor’s race, while Ashley Moody leads the state’s Senate contest by ten points. The survey also finds support for a Florida property-tax ballot measure.
A Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy survey released by the NBC 6/Telemundo Station Group found Donalds leading Jolly 48% to 41% among likely voters, with 10% undecided. The poll reported regional and gender differences, and a Donalds campaign strategist said the result reflected the campaign’s view of its position. The survey interviewed 625 likely voters from September 28 through October 1 and reported a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.
In the Senate contest, the poll found Ashley Moody leading Angie Nixon 50% to 40%; Neil Gillespie received 2%, with 8% undecided. The survey also found 55% support for Amendment 3, which would increase the homestead exemption and cap assessment increases on some other properties. Respondents named inflation and cost of living most often as the biggest factor guiding their vote.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Jolly in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Jolly’s record.
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Part of a bigger story
8 OUTLETSPoll coverage reports Byron Donalds ahead of David Jolly in Florida’s governor’s race; the Mason-Dixon poll puts Donalds seven points ahead. Center outlets mostly present polling figures as snapshots, while some note the race is close or that surveys differ. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Republican leads, with The Floridian also covering a Donalds campaign ad attacking Jolly.
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