Election Takeaways: Donalds Joins Historic Field
Donalds won the GOP governor nomination and Nixon scored an upset in the Senate race, setting up November contests with historic firsts at stake.
- On Tuesday, Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds and Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon won their respective primary nominations in Florida, advancing both as potential historic figures to November's general election.
- Trump-Endorsed Donalds defeated a crowded Republican field, though he did not break 50% of the vote. He will face David Jolly, a Republican-turned-independent-turned-Democrat, in November to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis.
- Nixon, a democratic socialist, defeated retired Army Lt. Alex Vindman in a major primary upset despite being outspent more than 16-to-1 during the campaign. She now challenges Republican Sen. Ashley Moody.
- Republican Sen. Ashley Moody enters the general election sitting on more than $8 million in campaign funds, holding a significant advantage over Nixon, who must overcome a substantial financial disadvantage.
- Both candidates now move from primary victories to the difficult task of winning statewide electorates in Florida's redder political landscape, vying to become the state's first Black governor or U.S. senator.
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Florida Politics Embody How Black People Are Not A Monolith — For Better And Worse [Op-Ed]
Source: Taylor Hill / Getty If you ever needed proof that the adage, “all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk,” is true, the race to the 2026 midterms in Florida stands as evidence. Byron Donalds is attempting to do what Andrew Gillum couldn’t do back in 2018: become Florida’s first Black governor, but as a Republican. To put it nicely, Donalds makes Clarence Thomas look like Marcus Garvey. This is a man who thought the case against Trump for his mishandling…
Progressive scores upset victory in Florida, and other takeaways from Tuesday's elections
As the long, contentious primary season nears its end, Democratic voters elevated another progressive Senate candidate in Florida, while President Donald Trump's chosen candidate in his adopted home state, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, won the nomination to be the state's first Black governor.
Byron Donalds Easily Clears Republican Primary Field in Florida
Even in troubled times for Republicans, it seems that they can still count on Florida to come through for them. Once one of the quintessential swing states, President Trump won it against Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election by 1.2 points. Two years later, in 2018, Ron DeSantis won the governorship in the Sunshine State by just 33,000 votes, 0.4 percentage points—and the state has been veering right ever since. In 2022, DeSantis …
Find out what the Florida elections left behind: Angie Nixon was surprised, while Byron Donalds and David Jolly won the governor's primary.
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