Byron Donalds becoming Florida’s first Black governor marks a historic milestone in state leadership and a significant political victory for the Republican party in a key midterm race.
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Donalds, who billed campaign as ‘a continuation of the DeSantis-era of success’, becomes state’s first black governorUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesRepublican 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. Continue reading...
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