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Donalds Presses Advantage With Massive War Chest Before Florida GOP Primary

His roughly $111 million fundraising haul and about $58 million available give him resources to pivot straight into a November campaign if he wins the Aug. 18 nomination.

FILE - State Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Fla., speaks loudly on the House floor as the House votes on HB1D, a redistricting bill, during a special session of the Florida Legislature, April 29, 2026, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly, speaks during a town hall meeting, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Leesburg, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
FILE - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., speaks during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
With less than 48 hours before Florida Republicans head to the polls, Congressman Byron Donalds brought his campaign to Boca Raton, hosting a Get Out the Vote rally at the Embassy Suites in Boca Raton. (WPEC)

Overview

  • Heading into the Aug. 18 primary, Byron Donalds and his Friends of Byron Donalds PAC have raised about $111 million total and report roughly $58 million in cash across campaign and committee accounts.
  • President Donald J. Trump’s endorsement and support from business groups and trade donors have amplified Donalds’s media buys and statewide field spending.
  • Donald J. Trump’s endorsement has raised his profile among Republican voters and donors.
  • Donald’s principal GOP rivals—Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, James Fishback and Paul Renner—enter the vote with far smaller war chests, each holding well under $500,000 to spend.
  • If Donalds wins, he would likely face Democrat David Jolly in November, with the race to be decided by turnout, independent voters and heavy ad spending given Florida’s Republican registration edge; Gov. Ron DeSantis has not endorsed before the primary and Donalds says he expects DeSantis’s support after the contest.