Florida Governor Candidates Rally as Early Voting Continues

Republican Byron Donalds rallied supporters in Hialeah on October 29, joined by running mate Bryan Avila and Republican candidates including Donald Trump Jr. The campaign is seeking to boost turnout in Miami-Dade, a key focus in the final days before the November 3 election. Donalds said he expects Republicans to turn out on Election Day and argued his proposals could reduce insurance and housing costs. Avila emphasized the campaign’s opposition to socialism and its outreach to Hispanic voters, including cups bearing the candidates’ images.

The early-voting picture varies by region. About 3.5 million Floridians had voted statewide, with Republicans holding a narrow advantage overall, while in Miami-Dade Democrats had cast about 7% more early ballots than Republicans as of the afternoon of October 29. A statewide map also showed Republicans ahead in much of the state. Polls described in the campaign coverage put Donalds ahead by two to four points, though Republican speakers at the Hialeah rally acknowledged the contest was closer than they wanted.

Democrat David Jolly campaigned near Daytona Beach alongside running mate Gwen Graham, urging supporters to vote and presenting the race as a chance to end three decades of Republican control of the governor’s office. Both candidates are continuing to travel across Florida before Election Day. Donalds’ campaign is emphasizing affordability and Republican turnout; Jolly is making the case around personal and economic freedom and the possibility of a change in leadership.

Jolly Offers Florida a Chance to End Three Decades of GOP Rule

Democratic candidate David Jolly is making Florida’s long Republican hold on the governor’s office a central stake in the final days of the race. At a rally near Daytona Beach on October 29, he appeared with running mate Gwen Graham and urged supporters to vote, framing the contest around access to personal and economic freedom.

Jolly’s appeal comes as about 3.5 million Floridians have already cast ballots. Republicans hold a slight statewide early-voting advantage, but Democrats had tallied roughly 7% more advance ballots than Republicans in Miami-Dade as of the afternoon of October 29. The figures underscore why turnout in the county is drawing attention as Election Day approaches.

Donald Trump Jr. joined Republican Byron Donalds at a Hialeah rally, where the campaign called for Republican supporters to vote and promoted its promises to lower insurance and housing costs. Donalds’ campaign is also using an anti-socialism message. Republicans have a narrow advantage in polls described in the campaign coverage, but speakers at the rally conceded the margins are tight.

Jolly is asking voters to see the close race as an opportunity to choose a different direction after decades of Republican leadership. Both campaigns are traveling across the state before the November 3 vote.

Donalds Pushes Turnout to Keep Florida Republican

Byron Donalds is pressing Republicans to turn out and keep Florida under GOP leadership, taking his campaign to Hialeah on October 29 with running mate Bryan Avila and Donald Trump Jr. The rally sharpened the campaign’s focus on Miami-Dade, where Democrats had cast about 7% more early ballots than Republicans by the afternoon, even as Republicans held a small statewide early-voting edge.

Donalds said he expects Republican supporters to vote when Election Day arrives. His campaign is pitching lower insurance and housing costs and using an anti-socialism message, while Avila’s place on the ticket reflects an effort to reach Hispanic voters in the county. The statewide early vote had reached about 3.5 million people.

The Republican campaign is confronting a close contest: polls described in the campaign coverage put Donalds ahead by two to four points, and speakers at the Hialeah event acknowledged the margins were tighter than they hoped. Democrats are seeking to end three decades of Republican control of the governor’s office, with David Jolly campaigning near Daytona Beach and appealing to voters on freedom and economic opportunity.

The choice is now heading to voters as both candidates travel Florida before November 3. Donalds’ campaign is making turnout the priority, arguing that a statewide Republican lead depends on supporters casting ballots.