[2][3][4] With 59.4 percent of the vote, DeSantis won the largest margin of victory in a Florida gubernatorial election since 1982.

[10][11] Significantly, Crist's 39.9% performance was the worst for a Democratic nominee for governor of Florida since 1916.

[9][12] He also had a major fundraising advantage over Crist, setting an all-time record for a gubernatorial candidate.

[150] On August 26, four days after Crist won the gubernatorial primary, CBS News reported that he had selected Karla Hernández-Mats, one of the people on the Politico shortlist.

Significantly, Crist's 40% performance was the worst for a Democratic nominee for governor of Florida since 1916.

[269][270] He also had a major fundraising advantage over Crist, setting an all-time record for a gubernatorial candidate.