President Donald J. Trump has won Florida and its 30 electoral votes in a landslide. The former Republican president flipped Miami-Dade and Duval Counties—both once considered Democrat strongholds—and currently leads Vice President Kamala Harris with 55.8 percent of the vote to her 43.3 percent.
Trump’s Florida victory has shocked the corporate media, with the Republican nominee’s margin of victory being propelled by strong margins among Latino voters in the state. Meanwhile, incumbent Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has won re-election. Some polls suggested the Florida Senate race would be competitive. However, Scott defeated his Democrat challenger by a margin similar to Trump’s.
The Democrat-driven ballot measures expanding abortion access and legalizing marijuana in Florida have both failed.
In West Virginia, President Trump easily defeated Harris. Additionally, Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) has cruised to victory in the state’s Senate race to replace the retiring Democrat-turned-independent, Joe Manchin. Currently, Republicans are likely to have at least 50 total U.S. Senate seats. However, trends show they have high odds now of winning a majority in the chamber outright.