Republican Byron Donalds has won the Florida governor’s race, while fellow Republican Ashley Moody has secured re-election to the US Senate from the state, as fresh results emerged in the 2026 US midterm elections after 7 am on Wednesday.
The Associated Press called the Florida governor’s race for Donalds, who defeated Democrat David Jolly. Donalds, a Trump-backed congressman, will succeed Ron DeSantis as governor.
Moody, meanwhile, defeated Democrat Angie Nixon to retain her Senate seat.
Several House races were also called during the morning, with Democratic and Republican candidates winning contests in Florida and New York. Among them were Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who won re-election in New York, and Indian-American Democrat Pia Dandiya, who won Florida’s 22nd Congressional District.
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US midterm election winners: Senate and governor
- Ashley Moody (Republican) – Won re-election to the US Senate from Florida, defeating Democrat Angie Nixon, according to AP.
- Byron Donalds (Republican) – Won the Florida governor’s race, defeating Democrat David Jolly.
US midterm election winners: House
Florida
- Sydney Gruters (Republican) – Won Florida’s 16th Congressional District.
- Pia Dandiya (Democrat) – Won Florida’s 22nd Congressional District. Dandiya, who is of Indian-American background, defeated Republican Casey Askar in the newly redrawn district.
New York
- Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat) – Won re-election in New York’s 8th Congressional District. Jeffries is the House Democratic leader.
- Claire Valdez (Democrat) – Won New York’s 7th Congressional District, according to the AP race call.
The latest results add to the list of lawmakers declared winners earlier in the morning, including Democratic senators Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Mark Warner of Virginia