A candidate backed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lost to a Democrat and a candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
A DeSantis pick in the recent May 15 mayoral race in Jacksonville, Florida, was defeated by a Democrat.
According to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections website, the unofficial results of the unitary general election have Democrat Donna Deegan with 52.08 percent of the vote. The Republican candidate endorsed by DeSantis, Daniel Davis, pulled in 47.92 percent of the vote. Unofficial results do not include provisional ballots, which can be challenged or rejected.
While DeSantis did endorse Davis, he never appeared at any campaign events and made no efforts to actively encourage voters to cast their ballots for Davis….