With less than half of the vote in, the race for Governor in the Republican primary has been called and Desantis wins!
JUST IN: Ron DeSantis is the winner of the Florida GOP primary for governor, NBC News projects.
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) August 29, 2018
Full coverage: https://t.co/61stv0ZhKe pic.twitter.com/AAnnH0lyeY
BREAKING: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (@AP) -- With President Trump's endorsement, US Rep. Ron DeSantis wins Florida's GOP nomination for governor, beating Adam Putnam.
— WCTV Eyewitness News (@WCTV) August 29, 2018
@CNN projects Congressman Ron DeSantis, who received the high profile backing of President Trump, will win the Republican primary for Governor in Florida, beating top rival state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.
— Kyung Lah (@KyungLahCNN) August 29, 2018
BREAKING: Ron DeSantis wins Republican nomination for governor in Florida primary election. #APracecall at 8:01 p.m. EDT. #Election2018 #FLprimary pic.twitter.com/yOEt00GARV
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) August 29, 2018
At the point the race was called, Desantis had 56% of the vote vs Putnam with only 37%.
So landslide.
Trump will be so happy.
UPDATE: As predicted…
Such a fantastic win for Ron DeSantis and the people of the Great State of Florida. Ron will be a fantastic Governor. On to November!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 29, 2018