Democrats’ net gain of 15 seats ended Republicans’ supermajority in Florida’s state House, while Republicans held the governor’s office and won the Senate race in the Nov. 3 midterms, The Guardian reported.
The Guardian reported that Republican Rep. Byron Donalds won the governor’s race and will become Florida’s first Black governor. Senate candidate Ashley Moody defeated state Rep. Angie Nixon by 2.9%, the outlet reported.
Every one of the four U.S. House districts redrawn to disadvantage Democrats went to a Democrat, and the party retained four other seats, The Guardian reported.
Aubrey Jewett, a political science professor at the University of Central Florida, told The Guardian that Donalds may have less sway with Republican lawmakers than outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis did. Jewett linked that possibility to President Donald Trump’s weakened national position.
The Guardian said Nixon relied on local organizing and did not advertise on television. After her loss, Nixon said she was returning to work and added, “2028 is around the corner.”
CBS News reported before the vote that Trump was scheduled to campaign for Florida Republicans. EconoTimes previously covered Trump’s planned Florida campaign appearance. The Guardian also noted that Florida’s Republican statewide victories came alongside Democratic upsets in South Carolina, Texas and Ohio.
