Fishback received 10% of the vote in the governor primary.
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Louder with CrowderAug 19, 2026
The Florida Division of Elections official results show James Fishback at 10.5% of the Republican gubernatorial primary vote (177,809 votes), and multiple outlets report roughly 10%, so the claim is supported. The extracted claim matches the passage's figure for Fishback and does not add anything the post did not say.
What was said
… 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 · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The official Florida Department of State summary report lists James Fishback at 10.5% of the Republican governor primary vote with 177,809 votes.[1]
Supports. MultiState election history records Fishback at 10.5% in the August 18, 2026 Republican governor primary.[2]
Supports. Multiple news reports, including Orlando Weekly and Yahoo/Sophie Rain coverage, describe Fishback as finishing third with roughly 10% of the vote.[3][4]
Context. Election-night and county-level tallies vary slightly (about 10.46% in the Election Night Reporting summary), but all sit within rounding of 10%.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 5 not rated
- 1August 18, 2026 Primary Electionresults.elections.myflorida.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2James Fishback — Florida | MultiState Electionsmultistate.us · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3The James Fishback campaign has ended. What ... - Orlando Weeklyorlandoweekly.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Sophie Rain Celebrates As James Fishback Loses Florida GOP Primaryyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Summary Results - Election Night Reportingenr.electionsfl.org · not rated · cited for: context
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