Republican U.S. Representative Byron Donalds won Florida’s gubernatorial election, making history as the Sunshine State’s first Black governor after defeating Democratic nominee David Jolly in an unexpectedly competitive battle down the stretch.
The conservative lawmaker and key ally of President Donald Trump successfully rallied the Republican base in key rural counties while defending suburban strongholds against a late surge from Jolly, a former Republican congressman running as a moderate Democrat.
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Donalds' victory keeps Florida's executive office in Republican hands for a seventh consecutive term, cementing his rise within the national party as he steps into the state's top executive role.
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