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Donalds leads Jolly by 3.5 points in the Florida governor polling average.

Florida Governor 2026 polling average as of Oct 19, 2026, based on 31 published polls from Apr 22, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

The question pollsters ask

If the 2026 Florida governor's election were held today, who would you vote for?

31 published polls in the average

Poll endedPollsterSampleResult
Oct 15, 2026YouGov for Univision825 registered votersJolly 42%, Donalds 50%
Oct 11, 2026Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R)1,200 likely votersJolly 43%, Donalds 49%
Oct 10, 2026MDW Communications for EDGE Communications2,351 likely votersJolly 43.8%, Donalds 45.9%
Oct 10, 2026Change Research for Freedom Project USA920 likely votersJolly 47%, Donalds 47%
Oct 9, 2026Stetson University Center for Public Opinion Research716 likely votersJolly 41%, Donalds 52%
Oct 7, 2026St. Pete Polls for Florida Politics836 likely votersJolly 44.6%, Donalds 44.7%
Oct 5, 2026YouGov3,813 likely votersJolly 45%, Donalds 47%
Oct 4, 2026Targoz Market Research for James Madison Institute849 likely votersJolly 42%, Donalds 52%
Oct 1, 2026Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. for NBC 6 Miami | Telemundo625 registered votersJolly 41%, Donalds 48%
Sep 27, 2026Change Research for Freedom Project USA1,063 likely votersJolly 48%, Donalds 46%
Sep 21, 2026Stetson University Center for Public Opinion Research830 likely votersJolly 39%, Donalds 51%
Sep 17, 2026St. Pete Polls for Florida Politics913 likely votersJolly 43.4%, Donalds 43.5%
Sep 9, 2026Change Research for Freedom Project USA1,107 likely votersJolly 47%, Donalds 44%
Aug 13, 2026Hart Research Associates for Democratic Governors Association (D)600 likely votersJolly 46%, Donalds 45%
Jul 26, 2026Targoz Market Research for James Madison Institute1,026 likely votersJolly 38%, Donalds 45%
Jul 17, 2026University of North Florida848 likely votersJolly 41.4%, Donalds 46.1%
Jun 9, 2026Kaplan Strategies668 likely votersJolly 29.8%, Donalds 34.9%
May 16, 2026Change Research for Freedom Project USA1,593 likely votersJolly 46%, Donalds 42%
May 9, 2026Cherry Communications for Florida Chamber of Commerce (R)604 likely votersJolly 39%, Donalds 47%
Apr 13, 2026Stetson University Center for Public Opinion Research848 likely votersJolly 40%, Donalds 47%
Apr 9, 2026Echelon Insights for NetChoice406 likely votersJolly 43%, Donalds 49%
Apr 3, 2026MDW Communications for EDGE Communications1,834 likely votersJolly 40.5%, Donalds 41.2%
Mar 31, 2026Emerson College1,125 likely votersJolly 39.4%, Donalds 44.2%
Mar 2, 2026University of North Florida776 likely votersJolly 36%, Donalds 42%
Feb 20, 2026The Public Sentiment Institute124 likely votersJolly 42.3%, Donalds 35.8%
Feb 16, 2026Targoz Market Research for James Madison Institute likely votersJolly 36%, Donalds 41%
Oct 25, 2025University of North Florida for Florida Watch (D)728 likely votersJolly 34%, Donalds 45%
Sep 18, 2025Targoz Market Research for James Madison Institute1,118 registered votersJolly 32%, Donalds 36%
Sep 9, 2025Bendixen & Amandi International (D)631 likely votersJolly 41%, Donalds 40%
Aug 27, 2025McLaughlin & Associates for Associated Industries of Florida800 likely votersJolly 41%, Donalds 49%
Jun 10, 2025Victory Insights600 likely votersJolly 31.4%, Donalds 36.7%

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Polls compiled by The New York Times, used under CC BY 4.0. Averages calculated by People’s Poll (Methods). Updated Oct 19, 2026. Published by Onward Media LLC.