Charlie Crist: Democrat Rep. Won  in Primary Election

Democrat Rep. Charlie Crist won Florida’s Democratic primary and will face Ron DeSantis for governor race in November

Charlie Crist

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Charlie Crist, who is currently a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives has served as Florida's Republican governor more than a decade ago.

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Crist got 902,986 (59.7%) of the total casted votes while Nikki Fried has to settle with 534,470 (35.3%) of the total votes.

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Independent voters and Republicans can vote for Mr. Crist if they are tired of Mr. DeSantis’s aggressive right-wing policies.

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But the task will not be easy for Crist as DeSantis political rise has amassed $130 million for his re-election campaign, far above what Crist has been able to raise.

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"This guy wants to be President of the United States of America, however, when we defeat him on November 8, the show is over."

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