Byron Donalds Could Become The First Black And First Caribbean Heritage Florida Governor - Grenada Chronicle – Daily Grenada And Caribbean News
Donalds won the Republican gubernatorial primary and could make state history if he wins the general election.
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Byron Donalds won the Republican primary for Florida governor, setting up a November race that could make him the state’s first Black governor and first governor with Caribbean heritage. Debbie Wasserman Schultz won her Democratic primary in Florida’s 20th Congressional District, while the article also reports results in other Florida races.
Donalds won the Republican gubernatorial primary with 47.8% of the vote, defeating Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and other challengers. The article says Donalds, whose mother is of Jamaican and Panamanian heritage, could make history if he wins in November against Democratic nominee David Jolly. Donalds called for Republicans to unite and said they could work together to make Florida more affordable and defend the Florida Dream.
In Florida’s 20th Congressional District, Debbie Wasserman Schultz won the Democratic primary with roughly 45.3% of the vote. Dale Holness finished second, and former representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick trailed. The article also reports Oliver Gilbert’s win in the 24th District Democratic primary and Daphne Campbell’s victory in a state House primary.
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11 VOTESPeople in this story
SWIPE →U.S. representative and Republican nominee for Florida governor
U.S. representative who won the Democratic primary in Florida's 20th Congressional District
Wasserman Schultz's version of this story ↗House candidate in the Democratic primary for Florida's 24th Congressional District
House candidate in the Democratic primary for Florida's 24th Congressional District
Republican nominee opposing Wasserman Schultz in the general election
Former representative who ran in the Democratic primary for Florida's 20th Congressional District
Democratic primary winner in Florida's 24th Congressional District
Retiring representative who endorsed Oliver Gilbert
House candidate and Democratic primary opponent in Florida's 20th Congressional District
House candidate and Democratic primary opponent in Florida's 20th Congressional District
Independent candidate in the Florida 20th District general election
House candidate who finished second in the Democratic primary for Florida's 20th Congressional District
Part of a bigger story
8 OUTLETSByron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor. Left-leaning outlets connect the win to Donalds's relationship with Trump and the racial implications of his candidacy. Center outlets mostly emphasize the possibility of Florida's first Black governor, while also covering his biography, race-related views and other primary results.
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