Byron Donalds won 47.8% of the vote in the governor primary.

Posted by Louder with Crowder, Aug 19, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Confidence: 90%

Louder with CrowderAug 19, 2026

Multiple sources, including the NYT results page (tier2) and the official-style state results and several outlets, report Byron Donalds at 47.8% of the Republican gubernatorial primary vote, matching the claim. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage's '47.8%' figure, and the 47% and 10% figures in the post are rounded versions of the same results.

What was said

… Uhm, I understand that some are not gonna be great, but I also know that there are a lot of myths out there, uh, a lot of what you think is going to happen or is guaranteed is not. So let's start with this: Um, the governor primary, uh, Byron Donalds won 47%, Fishback 10%. So Byron Donalds, 47.8%; Jay Collins, 25; Fishback, 10%. And, of course, Fishback was, uh, backed by when, you know, I sat down and interviewed Nick Juan when he was talking, and this was the center of that debate, right? And this was central. …

Louder with Crowder · Aug 19, 2026· from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Supports. The NYT live results table lists Byron Donalds at 811,131 votes, +47.8%, against Jay Collins at 25.2% and James Fishback at 10.5%.[1]

Supports. My News 13 and the Critical Report both state Donalds won the Republican primary with 47.8% of the vote.[2][3]

Supports. Multiple other outlets (CF Public, U.S. News) also report Donalds at 47.8% of votes counted on election night.[4][5]

Context. Some outlets report a rounded 48% based on 97% of votes counted, and the Florida state results sheet is partial in the excerpt shown, but these do not contradict 47.8%.[6][7]