Florida gubernatorial candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly outline competing policy visions

The race will determine the state's leadership and policy direction on property taxes, public education funding, and utility regulations, impacting millions of Florida residents.

• •A poll by the University of North Florida indicates a statistical tie in the race for Florida governor.
• •Republican candidate Byron Donalds supports continuing Gov. Ron DeSantis's immigration enforcement policies and state agency audits.
• •Donalds stated he supports a funding formula for fiscally constrained counties if Amendment 3 passes and reduces local revenue.
• •Democratic candidate David Jolly personally opposes Amendment 3 but stated he would support the will of the voters if it passes.
• •Both candidates expressed support for keeping universal school vouchers in place.
• •Jolly favors increasing transparency and accountability requirements for charter schools accepting vouchers, as well as raising public school teacher pay.
• •Donalds argued that charter school accountability should focus on academic outputs like math, reading, ACT, and SAT scores.
• •Jolly supports a moratorium on data center construction, while Donalds believes decisions should be left to local governments with state protections for water resources and utility bills.
• •Donalds criticized Jolly's proposed sovereign wealth fund for hurricane damage, claiming it would drive up premiums and impose a $1,000 hurricane tax.
• •No official gubernatorial debate took place for this election cycle.