Bill Clinton will join David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, on the campaign trail in the former president’s first public stumping ahead of the midterm elections.
Mr. Clinton will appear Tuesday in Hollywood, Florida, for an interfaith event, according to Mr. Jolly’s campaign.
The election is Nov. 3.
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Mr. Jolly won the Democratic primary in August and is facing Republican Rep. Byron Donalds to replace term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The Sunshine State has had a Republican governor since 1999, when Florida’s last Democratic governor, Kenneth H. MacKay Jr., left office.
The Cook Political Report rates the Florida governors’ race as “Lean Republican,” shifting from “Likely Republican.”
However, “we can’t rule out the possibility of an upset,” even in states that President Trump carried by double digits just two years ago, the report reads.
Mr. Jolly is a vocal Trump critic and former Florida congressman who switched from Republican to Democrat in 2025.
Mr. Jolly isn’t the only Florida Democrat backed by Mr. Clinton.
Alongside House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the two headlined a New York fundraiser for Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who is running for reelection in Florida’s newly redrawn 25th Congressional District.
Mr. Donalds has campaigned with Vice President J.D. Vance, who headlined an Oct. 1 rally, and appeared with Mr. DeSantis at a Sept. 1 Republican Party of Florida forum in Tampa, where the governor endorsed him.
Mr. Trump endorsed Mr. Donalds in early 2025, while Mr. DeSantis withheld his support until after the Aug. 18 primary.
Reports then surfaced that Mr. Donalds’ campaign removed prominent references to the president’s endorsement from its website. Mr. Donalds said the site was being refocused on Florida.
Florida counties can begin early voting as soon as Monday, the day before the Clinton-Jolly event.
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