Why AP called the Florida governor's race for Ron DeSantis

Full speech: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wins re-election

Gov. Ron DeSantis defeated Charlie Crist to keep it role as governor of Florida. Here is the victory speech he gave on Election night, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

Gov. Ron DeSantis outperformed Democrat Charlie Crist in a number of areas where Florida Democrats have typically outperformed Republicans. That's why the AP called the race for DeSantis on Tuesday.

DeSantis was elected four years ago by just 32,000 votes out of 8.2 million cast.

DeSantis has since benefited from a rightward shift in Florida, which former President Donald Trump carried by more than 3 points in 2020. Republicans now hold a registration advantage of nearly 300,000 voters there.