Trump-endorsed Republican Byron Donalds wins Florida race for governor
Donalds, who billed campaign as ‘a continuation of the DeSantis-era of success’, becomes state’s first black governor US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Republican Byron Donalds will be the next governor of Florida, and its first Black leader, after defeating Democrat David Jolly in one of the country’s most-watched midterm races.
Donalds was endorsed by Donald Trump and appeared twice with the president at rallies in the campaign’s closing days despite previously appearing to distance himself. He will succeed Ron DeSantis, the former presidential candidate who will be termed out of office in January.
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