1 in 5 Florida Republicans didn’t vote for Donald Trump in the primary. What does that mean for November?

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — About one in five Florida Republicans didn’t vote for former President Donald Trump in Tuesday’s presidential preference primary.

Trump received about 80% of the vote on Tuesday, while 20% picked a candidate other than Trump, according to unofficial results with about 98% of the votes counted.

St. Petersburg College political professor Tara Newsom said while Trump has support among many Florida Republicans, some have pulled away.

“I think he’s certainly got a big support among Republicans in the state of Florida, but there’s a huge portion of Republicans that are just tired of the criminal indictments,” Newsom said. “They’re tired of the salacious news, and they’re really wanting to lean into issues like affordable housing, health care, environment, energy, limited government, foreign policy, and they’re saying hey, we’re not seeing that from the Trump ticket.”

Newsom said she’s watching those Republican voters who chose people who aren’t even in the race to see about voter enthusiasm ahead of the November General Election. It’s those voters who could determine the outcome of the 2024 Presidential Election.

“How many voters are going to really come out and vote for Donald Trump, how many are going to stay home, and how many are going to cross over the aisle and vote for Joe Biden?” Newsom said.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley finished in second, getting about 14% of the vote, while Gov. Ron DeSantis received about 4% of the vote. Other candidates appearing on the ballot included Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ryan Binkley and Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

Democrats in Florida didn’t have a presidential preference primary, because the party submitted only the name of President Joe Biden for the ballot.

Both Trump and Biden secured enough delegates last week to become their respective party’s presumptive nominees, pointing to a 2020 rematch in 2024.

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