Florida Governors Race Ends With Final Day of Rallies
Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly are holding final campaign events across the state on Monday, one day before polls open.
By Malik Salazar ·
Byron Donalds and David Jolly are holding their final campaign rallies in Florida on Monday. The two gubernatorial nominees are traveling to different parts of the state to make their last appeals to voters before Tuesday's election.
Donalds, the Republican nominee, began his day in Tarpon Springs. He launched a bus tour he calls Defending the Florida Dream. At noon, he moved to Polk County. He was joined by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Moody. Donalds will finish his schedule in Sarasota this afternoon.
David Jolly, the Democratic nominee, is concluding a tour named Believe in Better. He is with his running mate, Gwen Graham. The pair visited Haines City in Polk County on Monday morning. They are moving east to Brevard County. They have rallies scheduled for Palm Beach and Broward counties on Monday night.
Donalds spoke to supporters over the weekend. He expressed confidence that he would win the race. He told the crowd that Florida voters would show up in large numbers. He stated that he would be the next governor. He argued that the state should not be handed to the Democratic Party. He cited lower construction costs, lower insurance costs, and road building as key goals. He also mentioned protecting aquifers and keeping agricultural land in production.
Jolly urged his supporters to vote while speaking in South Florida on Sunday. He asked what parents would tell their children if the nation was struggling. He wanted the answer to be that they came together to change the world. He said they did not just win an election. He added that they changed the world.
Jolly also outlined his economic philosophy at a Sunday event in Miami. He said policies flow from values. He argued that the economy should work for everyone. He stated that political values had been abandoned. He called the value of an economy working for everybody simple.
Registered voters who did not vote early must go to their assigned precinct on Tuesday. Voting locations open at 7 a.m. local time. They close at 7 p.m. local time. Voters must show a valid form of photo identification with a signature at the check-in table. This is required before casting a ballot.
The campaign activities are the final public appearances for both candidates before the vote. Donalds and Jolly are using these final hours to rally their bases. The election will determine the next governor of Florida. The results will follow the close of polling places.
