Jay Collins received 25% of the vote in the governor primary.
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Louder with CrowderAug 19, 2026
Multiple sources report Jay Collins received about 25% (25.2% per the official-style state results and NYT and NBC tallies) in the Republican governor primary, matching the claim. The passage's rounded '25' is consistent with these figures, and the claim's unstated party is supplied by the post's GOP context.
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 Florida Department of State results table lists Jay Collins at 427,014 votes and 25.2% in the Republican governor primary.[3]
Supports. NYT and NBC live results both show Jay Collins at 427,014 votes and 25.2% in the Republican governor primary.[1][2]
Supports. Detroit News and WTXL both report Collins receiving about 25% of the GOP primary vote, against Donalds' nearly 48%.[4][5]
Context. The claim matches the passage's figure of 'Jay Collins, 25'; the extraction adds no new figure or scope.
Sources
5 sources: 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Florida Governor Primary 2026: Live Election Resultsnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2Florida Governor Primary Election 2026 Live Results: Donalds ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3August 18, 2026 Primary Electionresults.elections.myflorida.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds wins GOP primary for governordetroitnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5After primary loss, Jay Collins leaves door open to political futurewtxl.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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Related claims
- Byron Donalds won 47.8% of the vote in the governor primary.True
- Randy Fine received 56% of the vote in the congressional primary.Mixed
- Angie Nixon won her primary election with 56% of the vote.True
- Fishback received 10% of the vote in the governor primary.True
- Voter turnout in the Alabama primary was 20%.Mixed