Florida Republicans survived the ‘blue wave’, but find themselves on shaky ground
Summary
Florida Republicans won the governor’s and Senate races by less than three percentage points, despite Democratic gains elsewhere and a broader national shift toward Democrats. Democrats also gained 15 seats in Florida’s state House, blocking the Republican supermajority, and won all four U.S. House districts that Governor Ron DeSantis had redrawn to disadvantage them.Key Facts
- Byron Donalds won election as Florida’s governor, and Ashley Moody won election to the U.S. Senate.
- Both Donalds and Moody won by margins of less than three percentage points.
- The article describes Florida as a Republican stronghold that had once been a swing state.
- Ron DeSantis leaves office after serving as Florida’s governor.
- Democrats gained 15 seats in Florida’s state House, ending the Republican supermajority.
- Democrats won all four Florida U.S. House districts that DeSantis had redrawn and held four other districts.
- A University of Central Florida political science professor said Donalds may have less influence over the state legislature than DeSantis had.
- Florida’s Democratic Party said voters rejected DeSantis’s redistricting effort.
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