ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis was easily reelected to a second term Tuesday, spearheading a Republican red wave in Florida that swept all four Cabinet positions and the U.S. Senate race.
DeSantis had 57.1% of the vote to Democrat Charlie Crist’s 42.2%, the first time a Florida governor’s race was decided by more than a point or so since Crist’s victory as a Republican in 2006.
DeSantis’ win is the seventh straight Republican victory in the governor’s race dating back to 1998 and appears to cement the state’s shift from an evenly split swing state into a solidly Republican one.
