Wednesday, 29 August 2018

GOP congressman Ron DeSantis easily wins primary for Florida governor after Trump's endorsement

Ron DeSantisCarlos Barria/Reuters

  • Rep. Ron DeSantis easily won the Republican primary for governor in Florida after a campaign in which he highlighted his enthusiastic loyalty to President Donald Trump.
  • DeSantis, who was endorsed by Trump, beat state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam for the Republican nomination.
  • In the Democratic primary for Florida governor, progressive favorite Andrew Gillum narrowly led moderate former Rep. Gwen Graham by nearly 2 percentage points with 85% of the vote counted.

Conservative US Representative Ron DeSantis easily won the Republican primary for governor in Florida on Tuesday after a campaign in which he highlighted his enthusiastic loyalty to President Donald Trump.

DeSantis, who was endorsed by Trump, beat state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam for the Republican nomination for governor, the Associated Press projected. He led by nearly 20 percentage points with about 85 percent of votes counted.

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