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WATCH: Republican Byron Donalds speaks after winning election for governor in Florida

Donalds, who will become the nation's first elected Black Republican governor, fended off David Jolly, a former Republican congressman who switched parties and ran a centrist campaign.

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Mr. Donalds will become Florida’s first Black governor, maintaining his party’s hold on a state that has not put a Democrat in the job since the 1990s.

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Byron Donalds, Staunch Trump Supporter, Wins Florida Governor’s Race Against David Jolly

Mr. Donalds will become Florida’s first Black governor, maintaining his party’s hold on a state that has not put a Democrat in the job since the 1990s.

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WATCH: Republican Byron Donalds speaks after winning election for governor in Florida

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Republican Byron Donalds wins governor's race in Florida

Donalds, who was backed early by President Trump, will become the state's first Black governor.

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