Florida Republicans prefer Congressman Byron Donalds by a wide margin over the state's first lady Casey DeSantis when told that President Donald Trump has endorsed the congressman for governor, according to new polling results.

Since announcing a run for Governor, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds continues to hone in on problems with Florida’s insurance market. The Naples Republican appeared on the “ Charlie Kirk Show ” and offered the most detail yet on how he would improve a market that has become costly for many homeowners in recent years under Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Additionally, Club for Growth boosted Ron DeSantis as a Trump opponent in 2023. The then-candidate and current President vowed “ retribution ” at that point. Their polling tested a Trump-Ron DeSantis race as far back as 2022. Of course, the ultimate verdict was given by Iowa voters, who went with Trump in last January’s caucuses.

Donalds is making public overtures toward Gov. Ron DeSantis, with whom he acknowledged he has had a falling out.

The President Donald Trump vs. Governor Ron DeSantis split in the Florida GOP rages on, and it's the president's side that continue to prevail, with the Trump-endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) scoring a double-digit lead over the governor's wife,

In a move to blunt the power grab Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to potentially be planning by endorsing his wife, First Lady Casey DeSantis, to succeed his governor

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) brushed off criticism from Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on Wednesday, arguing his record “speaks for itself” in why he should be Florida’s next governor. Ahead of Donalds’s announcement to join the 2026 gubernatorial election,

It’s not hard to find parallels between DeSantis and Donalds at this stage in their careers. Pre-Trump endorsement, both men were relatively unknown third-term U.S. representatives. Like DeSantis in 2018, Donalds won Trump’s endorsement by emerging as one of his most vocal surrogates in the media.

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds of Naples is running for Florida governor in the 2026 election. Here's what to know about the Republican Donald Trump ally.

DeSantis made the comments in Homestead during a news conference about immigration that had federal representation. He said President Donald Trump, who endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds over First Lady Casey DeSantis this week, “deserves all Republicans in particular to be supporting those efforts.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t immediately embracing U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds as his successor, but the Congressman anticipates that the Dunedin Republican could come around. “ I would love to earn it,” the Congressman said of a potential DeSantis endorsement during an interview on “ Clay and Buck .”

HOMESTEAD, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis has made it clear he doesn’t want Rep. Byron Donalds to succeed him in Florida. In the earliest days of the gubernatorial campaign, however, Donalds is ...