# A Targoz Market Research survey for the James Madison Institute, fielded July 20-26, 2026 among Florida registered voters, reported Byron Donalds at 49%, Jay Collins at 18%, and Paul Renner at 8% among likely Republican primary voters.

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## Receipts
- 2026-08-17T02:01:40.281Z: Byron Donalds Leads Florida GOP Gubernatorial Primary with Strong Momentum
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- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: Evan Axelbank bylined the August 11 FOX 13 report that Donalds leads polling ahead of the vote, but the exact X News headline and 'strong momentum' clause were not found in that article or on X.
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: FOX 13 Tampa Bay published the August 11 article 'Florida governor primary: Byron Donalds leads polling ahead of vote.'
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: A Targoz Market Research survey for the James Madison Institute, fielded July 20-26, 2026 among Florida registered voters, reported Byron Donalds at 49%, Jay Collins at 18%, and Paul Renner at 8% among likely Republican primary voters.
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: The August 11 FOX 13 report said public polls showed Byron Donalds nearing 50% support, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins in the mid-teens, and former Speaker Paul Renner in single digits ahead of the August 18 primary.
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: The August 6 JMI release preserves the Donalds 49%, Collins 18%, Renner 8% GOP primary split and the Targoz methodology.
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: The FOX 13 article preserves the August 11 lead-in-polling headline, Axelbank byline, and the nearing-50% public-poll summary.
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: Jay Collins told FOX 13 that endorsements and money do not matter and that Florida voters 'kind of think for themselves,' a reaction that does not supply a competing poll release.
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: Dated July and August poll summaries support a Donalds primary lead, but the August 18 certified result, a Donalds campaign lead statement, and qualifying registered coverage were not retained.