U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds raised $45 million over the course of 2025 for his campaign for Governor.
That includes $13.1 million raised during the fourth quarter of the year between his official campaign account and the Friends of Byron Donalds political committee. That came from more than 8,000 donors in the last three months of the year.
That closed out a year when the Naples Republican launched out of the gate with an endorsement from President Donald Trump and numerous other endorsements.
“Byron Donalds enters the 2026 election as the proven Trump-endorsed conservative fighter ready to unify Florida Republicans, crush the Democrats, and deliver on an affordability agenda to lower costs for working families, seniors, and young people,” said Ryan Smith, chief strategist for the Donalds campaign.
“With President Trump’s endorsement, $45 million raised, and massive voter support across the Sunshine State, Byron Donalds will be Florida’s next Governor come November.”
In early December, the campaign issued a memo signaling he already had amassed more than $40 million before the holidays. The campaign has raised more than any gubernatorial campaign in Florida history at this point in the election cycle.
Beyond Trump, Donalds scored from U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, House Speaker Mike Johnson and outsized political supporters such as billionaire Elon Musk, golf legend Phil Mickelson and, months before his political assassination, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
As of the start of the year, Donalds had endorsements from 17 members of Florida’s congressional delegation, 27 Florida sheriffs and three-quarters of the GOP caucus within the Florida Legislature.
The campaign also points to a December poll by The American Promise that shows him leading among Republican candidates among likely Republican Primary voters. Conducted Dec. 8 and 9, the poll shows 38% of respondents favoring Donalds, 9% back Lt. Gov. Jay Collins (who hasn’t declared), 2% favoring Azoria CEO James Fishback and 1% preferring former House Speaker Paul Renner.
