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…