Governor · 2026

Florida

Qualitative research dossier. No comprehensive numeric score or endorsement is assigned from these statements alone.

Research checked October 8, 2026 | Edition 10

Inventory completeness is not policy-audit completeness. Missing evidence is unscored. Party platforms are not imputed to individuals.

Position and record comparison

David Jolly proposes Medicaid expansion and broader access. Byron Donalds’s healthcare plan emphasizes posted prices, provider choice, reduced network restrictions, surprise-billing/prior-authorization limits, and PBM transparency. Libertarian Scott Jewett is separately listed; his individual proposals require fuller verification.

US Populists assessment

Jolly’s access mechanism and Donalds’s competition/transparency mechanism can both address P03 concerns, but neither is proven effective by concern alone. Compare Florida expansion financing, provider participation, actual bills, and enforcement. Donalds’s House vote on the 2025 package is record context, not the entire state platform.

Lead source: https://smarter.vote/races/fl-governor-2026/compare/?candidates=jay-collins%2Cbyron-donalds

Reported field

Directory and selected official-status fields from the Edition 10 research inventory. A directory listing is not final certification.

David W. Jolly

Democratic · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts

former Member of Congress David W. Jolly • for Lieutenant Governor: former Member of Congress Gwen Graham • First elected as a Republican in a special Congressional election: 11 March 2014 [re: passing of Congressman Charles William "C.W." "Bill" Young (Republican)], reelected: 2014, unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 2016. 4 June 2025: Filed with the Florida Department of State to run for Governor as a Democrat.

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Byron Donalds

Republican · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts

Member of Congress Byron Donalds • for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Bryan Avila • 26 February 2025: Member of Congress Donalds, CD 19, is a candidate for Governor in 2026.

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Scott Eckhard Jewett

Libertarian · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts

Scott Eckhard Jewett • for Lieutenant Governor: Nicole Skelly

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Dean Ocean Abrams

No Party Affiliation · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts

Dean Ocean Abrams • for Lieutenant Governor: Joe Van Vactor

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Charles W. Burkett

No Party Affiliation; (Republican) · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts

former Surfside Mayor Charles W. Burkett • for Lieutenant Governor: Surfside City Commissioner Ruben Coto

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Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto

No Party Affiliation · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts

Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto • for Lieutenant Governor: Juan Santana

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Moliere "Moe" Dimanche

No Party Affiliation · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts

Moliere "Moe" Dimanche • for Lieutenant Governor: Benjamin Rojas

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Frank J. Russo

No Party Affiliation · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts

Frank J. Russo • for Lieutenant Governor: Rachel Rodriguez (write-in)

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Kathleen Gail "Kathy" Anderson

Write-in · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts

Kathleen Gail "Kathy" Anderson • for Lieutenant Governor: Daniel Nokovich

Erik Edward Morris

Write-in · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts

Erik Edward Morris • for Lieutenant Governor: LeRoy Alaways

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