- Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) holds a strong lead over Charlie Crist in the race for Florida’s governor, leading his Democratic challenger by 11 points in recent polls.
- About 52% of registered likely voters said they planned to vote for DeSantis compared to 41% who said the same for Crist, according to a poll from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy. The Republican incumbent leads Crist, who served as the state’s governor from 2007 to 2011, in almost every area of the state except for the traditionally Democratic southeastern portion.