The biggest story of the night is that Democrats took back the House. That will stop President Trump's agenda in its tracks unless he compromises with the other side.
DeSantis, a Republican, edged out his Democratic opponent, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, for the governorship. Meanwhile, Sen. Bill Nelson's re-election bid remains too close to call.
More Democratic candidates who call themselves progressive entered the ring in 2018 than in the past several campaigns, but they're not all running on the full Bernie Sanders agenda.
Two of the most closely watched races in the country have been roiled over alleged voter suppression, racist ads and newly ignited controversies over the Confederate flag and even Hamilton tickets.
The calls feature a narrator speaking in a minstrel voice, posing as Andrew Gillum, a black Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Florida. The calls are linked to a neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic podcast.
Only hours into the general election, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee has drawn attention from the Oval Office, and his opponent was criticized for making what some say is a racist remark.
Andrew Gillum's upset victory in the Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary pits a young, black Democratic progressive against a Republican who has staked his career on his ties to Trump.