Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSandis, who won re-election according to CNN’s projections, thanked voters for supporting him and his policies, saying “we didn’t just win an election, we rewrote the political map.” “Thank you for giving us a win for the ages,” DeSantis said. The governor also thanked voters who did not vote for him in the last election, saying “it is an honor to have earned your trust and support these four years” for re-election now. DeSantis said that while Tuesday’s results were clear about midterm elections, “but actually Americans have been voting for many years, they’ve been voting with their feet,” meaning people who are unhappy with policies in other states they move to Florida, according to DeSantis, showing things like crime and the economy. “People come here because our policies work, leadership matters,” he added.
