FL VICTORY: Byron Donalds Wins Primary Election
Written by
Luis Valdes, Florida State Director, Gun Owners of America Published: 19 August 2026
Florida’s gun owners get to celebrate the Second Amendment wins that happened during last night’s primary elections.
Why?
Because GOA was the only gun rights organization involved in this election. Not just the only group to endorse. GOA was the only gun rights organization that showed up at all to fight for the Second Amendment, PERIOD. And our members and supporters made that fight possible—standing with Florida gun owners to defend their rights at the ballot box.
GOA made sure Florida’s Republican primary was a race that put all of the candidates’ Second Amendment records under a bright spotlight — and the results speak for themselves.
Byron Donalds won.
GOA endorsed Donalds because his record from Tallahassee to Congress stood clearly above the rest — and Florida gun owners will now reap the reward.
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In 2018, Donalds stood against Republican leadership and voted NO on the Parkland gun-control bill. Other candidates in this race, like Paul Renner, voted YES, helping enact the Under-21 Firearm Purchase Ban and Florida’s Red Flag law. Jay Collins supported allowing law enforcement to bypass Florida’s firearm waiting period while leaving it in place for everyday Floridians. All while Byron Donalds has called for the outright repeal of Florida’s firearm waiting periods altogether. Donalds’ record speaks for itself: |
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✅ Calling for the full repeal of the Parkland gun-control law ✅ Wants Florida’s the Under-21 Firearm Purchase Ban repealed and backed GOA’s efforts in restoring the right of adults 18+ to carry openly or concealed ✅ Wants to repeal Florida’s Red Flag law and the bump stock/FRT ban ✅ Supported GOA’s push to fully legalize Open Carry ✅ Publicly challenged then U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi over the government’s defense of the National Firearms Act ✅ Supports making Florida a Second Amendment Sanctuary State And he re-emphasized his commitment to the Second Amendment when GOA spoke with him. |
Last night’s result drives it home: Florida gun owners won because GOA and its members refused to sit on the sidelines — and the candidate with the strongest Second Amendment record took the nomination.
This is a major victory for every Florida gun owner who demands no-compromise representation in Tallahassee.
In Liberty,
Luis Valdes
Florida State Director
Gun Owners of America
National Co-Chair
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