GAINESVILLE, Fla.—After campaigning on a platform built on bashing incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis, Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) earned the chance on Aug. 23 to take on his target in the fall general election.
Crist bested three other Florida Democrats gunning for the state’s top executive in the gubernatorial primary Tuesday.
Crist won nearly 60 percent of the vote with more than 95 percent of the results reported at 9:06 p.m. ET, according to Decision Desk HQ. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried drew 35 percent of the vote.
Crist will face DeSantis, three write-in candidates, a Libertarian, and two others with no party affiliation in the fall….