DeSantis defeats Crist, wins 2nd term as Florida governor

Incumbent Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis holds his son Mason as he celebrates winning reelection, at an election night party Tuesday in Tampa. (REBECCA BLACKWELL/Associated Press)
Incumbent Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis holds his son Mason as he celebrates winning reelection, at an election night party Tuesday in Tampa. (REBECCA BLACKWELL/Associated Press)

​​​​​​TALLAHASSEE — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis won reelection to a second term Tuesday in a dominant victory over Democrat Charlie Crist, bolstering his rise as a prominent GOP star with pot…