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Florida Primary Election Analysis

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s upset victory in Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial primary was the big surprise last night, as election results came in.

 

Sen. Bernie Sanders-endorsedGillum had trailed No. 3 or 4 out of the five democratic gubernatorial candidates in most polls approaching Election Day. The self-proclaimed "only non-millionaire in the race" took the nomination in a single-percentage-point edge over the frontrunner, former Congresswoman Gwen Graham.

 The WGCU News team brought you updates throughout Election Night, and now, the morning after, WGCU's John Davis sits down with Florida Gulf Coast University political scientist Dr. Roger Green for a look back at last night's winners and losers—andwhat the results will set up for the November General Election.

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John Davis has been a full-time Reporter/Producer for WGCU since 2009. He is the local host for NPRââââ
RachelIacovoneis a reporter and associate producer ofGulf Coast LiveforWGCU News. Rachel came toWGCU as an intern in 2016, during the presidential race. She went on to cover Florida Gulf Coast University students at President Donald Trump's inauguration on Capitol Hill and Southwest Floridians in attendance at the following day's Women's March on Washington.
Mike Kiniry is producer of Gulf Coast Live, and co-creator and host of the WGCU podcast Three Song Stories: Biography Through Music. He first joined the WGCU team in the summer of 2003 as an intern while studying Communication at Florida Gulf Coast University.