# Byron Donalds: Florida Will Be a State for Everyone

https://mins.news/en/video/129265

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-11-04 15:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPTlbSUXxT8

> One of the few bright spots for Republicans on election night was Byron Donalds’s victory in the governor’s race to succeed Ron DeSantis. Handpicked by President Donald Trump to run, the congressman narrowly defeated Democrat David Jolly, becoming Florida’s first Black governor.

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