Does Florida’s First Lady Casey DeSantis have a real shot at following in her husband’s footsteps and becoming the next governor of the state?

Of respondents who are registered Republicans, 57% said they had a favorable opinion of Casey DeSantis. Will she run for Florida governor?

On other issues in statewide poll, majority of Floridans support allowing recreational marijuana, reducing restrictions on abortion

The poll was released just hours after Trump took to Truth Social to boost the potential candidacy of Byron Donalds. The Republican Congressman from Southwest Florida does respectably well in the survey, with 3 in 10 Trump voters approving of the Congressman and just 2% disapproving. But that puts Donalds far from DeSantis’ +53.

The first lady had a 30% favorability rating among respondents. Most of the other potential candidates suffered from a lack of recognition. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz had a 39% unfavorable rating.

Dr. Michael Binder, Faculty Director, UNF Public Opinion Research Lab joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer to break down his poll of registered voters, which found housing is the top concern for Florida voters,

Casey DeSantis has the best favorability rating of Republicans speculated in a 2026 run for Florida governor, according to a UNF poll released Tuesday morning.