Four years ago, DeSantis lost by 20 points in Florida’s most populous county. On Tuesday, the governor thanked Miami-Dade specifically for reelecting him.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis won big on Tuesday night, not only winning reelection in the Sunshine State but also proving victorious in the state’s most populous county—one that largely rejected him just four years ago.
With 93 percent of the votes counted, DeSantis secured 55 percent of the vote in Miami-Dade County, according to the Associated Press. His Democratic opponent, Charlie Crist, received 44 percent of the vote in the heavily Hispanic county.
The Republican governor’s victory in Miami-Dade suggests a shift in Florida, one that is moving in favor of DeSantis. In 2018, DeSantis lost by 21 points in that county, receiving only 39 percent of the vote, compared to Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum, who scored 60 percent of the vote.
In his victory speech, DeSantis shouted out the county specifically, thanking Miami-Dade and telling voters who had rejected him in his first gubernatorial bid that he was «honored to have earned your trust and support over these four years.
