By Cindy Peterson
Byron Donalds Declared Winner of Florida Governor’s Race
Republican Byron Donalds has been declared the winner of Florida’s gubernatorial race, defeating Democrat David Jolly, according to The Associated Press.
AP called the race for Donalds at 9:09 pm Tuesday, Nov. 3, as voters chose a successor to outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis.
With an estimated 98% of votes counted, Donalds had received 4,065,486 votes, or 50%, compared with Jolly’s 3,963,591 votes, or 48.7%.
Libertarian Scott Eckhard Jewett received 37,039 votes, or 0.5%, while independent Frank J. Russo received 22,741 votes, or 0.3%.
Donalds, a Republican congressman and ally of President Donald Trump, will become Florida’s first Black governor.
Jolly, a former Republican congressman who switched parties, sought to become Florida’s first Democratic governor since 1999.
Cindy serves as Executive Editor of Style Magazine and is a multimedia specialist in journalism, photography, videography and video editing. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications from the University of Central Arkansas and produces Style Magazine’s Sports Hub Podcast and Style Podcast. Cindy also serves as a producer for Beacon College’s Telly Award-winning PBS show, “A World of Difference.” When she isn’t working, Cindy enjoys traveling to national parks with her husband, Ryan, and son, David, while photographing wildlife — especially squirrels.
