A new poll shows U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds remains in a dominant position in the Republican Primary for Governor.

The latest Mason-Dixon poll of registered Republicans found 37% would vote for Donalds, a Naples Republican, if the election were held today. By comparison, 7% favor Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, 4% back former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner and 3% support Azoria CEO James Fishback.

Pollsters conducted the phone survey of 400 registered Republican voters Jan. 8-13. Collins launched his long-anticipated campaign near the end of that polling period.

Donalds’ lead falls well outside the poll’s 5% margin of error, and he remains the only candidate polling in double-digits. He’s also the candidate who has been in the field the longest, launching his campaign in March shortly after President Donald Trump endorsed a run.

Renner kicked off his campaign in September while Fishback launched a run in November.

Pollsters also surveyed favorability ratings for all of the candidates.

It found a majority of Republicans, 52%, hold a favorable opinion of Donalds, and just 3% have an unfavorable view of him. About 17% know of Donalds but remained neutral about the Congressman while 28% did not recognize his name.

The rest of the field remains largely unknown to voters. About 73% did not recognize Collins, 74% had no knowledge of Renner and 81% were clueless about Fishback.

But 11% held a positive view of Collins, compared to just 1% who view him unfavorably, with 15% recognizing him but remaining neutral.

By comparison, 9% had a favorable opinion of Renner, while just 1% saw him unfavorably and 16% felt neutral.

Only 5% felt favorably about Fishback, while 4% had an unfavorable opinion and 10% felt neutral but knew the name.

The Primary for Governor, scheduled for Aug. 18, will be open to only registered Republicans.

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