David Jolly

Florida Election Results: Did a Blue Wave Hit the Sunshine State?

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Florida Election Results: Did a Blue Wave Hit the Sunshine State?

While Tuesday night’s elections saw the near virtual destruction of the Republican Party power structure across the country, Florida stood apart. Republican Byron Donalds won the Florida governor’s race by a razor-thin 1.3% margin over Democrat David Jolly. Similarly close victories for Republican incumbents were seen in the races for attorney general, chief financial officer, … Read more

120th Congress freshman class includes several historic firsts

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Democrat Annie Andrews, here addressing supporters at her election night party in Charleston, S.C., on Tuesday

Firsts in the Senate Peggy Flanagan, D-Minn., a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, becomes the first Native American woman elected to the Senate with her victory over Republican Michele Tafoya. The outgoing Minnesota lieutenant governor is also the first Native American to represent the state in Congress. Abdul El-Sayed, D-Mich., becomes the … Read more