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Florida Republicans fend off Democrats as state elects first black governor
Republican Byron Donalds, who was backed by President Donald Trump, will be the first black governor of Florida.
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Republican candidates in Florida have held off several high-profile challenges from Democrats, as results also saw the state elect its first black governor.
Republican Byron Donalds, backed by President Donald Trump, was projected to win as governor, while Republican Ashley Moody was projected to have held her seat in the senate.
She was up against Democrat Angie Nixon in the special election for Secretary of State Marco Rubio's old Senate seat.
Nixon scored a surprise win in the Democratic primary to become her party's standard-bearer, although her campaign funding could not match Moody's.