
David Jolly
Last held office: U.S. House, FL-13 (2014–2017). Lost the 2026 race for Florida Governor.
Last office: U.S. House, FL-13Born 1972Lobbyist
- Last margin
- −1.3
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Jolly was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Jolly has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Jolly won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Governor | General | Lost | Byron Donalds (R), Scott Eckhard Jewett (L) | 48.7% | R+1.3 | — | R+13.2 | |
| 2016 | U.S. House, FL-13 | General | Lost | Charlie Crist (D) | 48.1% | R+3.8 | $2M | — | |
| 2014 | U.S. House, FL-13 | General | Won | Lucas Overby (L) | 75.2% | D+50.5 | $2.1M | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Florida Department of State, Division of Elections and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Jolly has held
- U.S. House, FL-13 · 2014–2017
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Jolly has run against
- Byron Donalds (R) · 2026 general, lost
- Charlie Crist (D) · 2016 election, lost
- Lucas Overby (L) · 2014 election, won
In the polls
Included in 52 polls; Jolly’s best result was 48% (Florida Governor).
Jolly’s polls in the database →How we know Jolly
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Bioguide J000296
- FEC H4FL13101
- Wikidata Q15963996
- Ballotpedia David Jolly
- Vote Smart 146146
- GovTrack 412603
- OpenSecrets N00035717
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET