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DeSantis Beats Gillum for Florida Governor

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Ron DeSantis, who aligned himself explicitly and enthusiastically with President Donald Trump and has welcomed the support of white nationalists, has narrowly defeated Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, dashing hopes of the state’s first Black governor, PBS reports.

With 99 percent of precincts reporting, DeSantis held 49.9 percent of the vote to Gillum’s 48.9, a difference of about 79,000 votes.