Florida Democrats choose Rep. Crist to challenge DeSantis

  • Rep Charlie Crist, D-Fla., gestures after declaring victory Tuesday in St. Petersburg. Crist defeated Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried in the Democratic gubernatorial primary election and will face incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in November. (CHRIS O'MEARA/Associated Press)
    Rep Charlie Crist, D-Fla., gestures after declaring victory Tuesday in St. Petersburg. Crist defeated Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried in the Democratic gubernatorial primary election and will face incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in November. (CHRIS O'MEARA/Associated Press)

    MIAMI — U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist won the Democratic nomination for governor in Florida on Tuesday, setting him up to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall in a campaign that the Republican incumbent se…