Florida Republicans Hold 1 Senate Seat and Statewide Offices as Democrats Surge Nationally
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 5
Florida Republicans Hold 1 Senate Seat and Statewide Offices as Democrats Surge Nationally
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 5
Summary
Florida stayed in Republican hands Tuesday, with the GOP keeping the U.S. Senate seat, the governor’s mansion and every statewide office even as Democrats posted broad midterm gains elsewhere.
Those wins stood out because Republicans suffered deep losses across the map, including in Texas, prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis to call Florida the party’s “last main anchor standing.”
At least 15 state legislative seats still shifted to Democrats, ending Republican supermajorities in Tallahassee and giving the party its biggest gains there in decades.
Miami-Dade County flipped to Democrats, and Democrats were on track to hold 8 of Florida’s 28 House seats despite a spring redistricting plan designed to help Republicans.
The mixed result reinforced Florida’s move from battleground to Republican stronghold, but narrow statewide victories suggested the party’s dominance there has weakened.