Fox News reported that Trump-backed Republican Byron Donalds defeated David Jolly in Florida's gubernatorial race. The outlet said the result makes Donalds the first Black Republican governor in the nation. Its headline describes him as Florida's first Black governor, while its summary uses the national framing.
ABC News reported that the 2026 midterm elections expanded representation among America's lawmakers, with several candidates celebrating "groundbreaking wins." The summary of the ABC News report does not name those candidates or describe their races.
The Guardian reported before the results that the midterms featured firebrand progressives trying to stake out new political territory, moderate Republicans struggling in the shadow of Donald Trump, and a series of scandals that the outlet said made several races closer than they should have been. According to The Guardian, the candidates could shape not only power in Washington but also public and political understanding of what works and wins votes in different places across the country.
The reports reviewed for this story are headlines and summaries. None of them provides vote totals or margins for the Florida race or for any other contest. Fox News and ABC News both describe the outcomes in general terms, and The Guardian's account focuses on the candidates and themes shaping the election rather than on individual results.
Sources: The Guardian: The candidates who will decide the US midterm elections; Fox News: Trump-backed Byron Donalds to make history as Florida’s first Black governor; ABC News: These candidates made history in the 2026 midterm elections.