| − | '''Ronald Dion DeSantis''' (born September 14, 1978) is the incumbent 46th Governor of [[Florida]], serving since 2019. [[Trump]]'s endorsement of him propelled him to victory in the [[Republican]] primary for governor of [[Florida]] in 2018, and then he barely defeated the later-indicted [[Democrat]] [[Andrew Gillum]] in the [[2018 midterms]].<ref>''[http://archive.is/QfvFt If Democrats want to win, they need a black politician on the ticket]'', Theodore R. Johnson, ''The Washington Post'', March 13, 2020.</ref> | + | '''Ronald Dion DeSantis''' (born September 14, 1978) is the incumbent 46th Governor of [[Florida]], serving since 2019. [[Trump]]'s endorsement of him propelled him to victory in the [[Republican]] primary for governor of [[Florida]] in 2018, and then he barely defeated the later-indicted (21 felony counts) [[Democrat]] [[Andrew Gillum]] in the [[2018 midterms]].<ref>''[http://archive.is/QfvFt If Democrats want to win, they need a black politician on the ticket]'', Theodore R. Johnson, ''The Washington Post'', March 13, 2020.</ref> |
| | In 2022, the [[conservative]] [[Ashley Moody]] won reelection as Attorney General by nearly 61% of the vote, which helped carry DeSantis to victory with a smaller number of those same votes. | | In 2022, the [[conservative]] [[Ashley Moody]] won reelection as Attorney General by nearly 61% of the vote, which helped carry DeSantis to victory with a smaller number of those same votes. |