Republican Rep. Byron Donalds will be Florida 's next governor after winning Tuesday's election against David Jolly.

His victory makes him the first Black governor in the state's history, at the end of a race that proved unexpectedly competitive.

Donalds takes over from fellow Republican Ron DeSantis , who is leaving office after using it to fan presidential ambitions and steer President Donald Trump ’s adopted home state deeper to the right.

The race was watched as a test of whether Trump's national unpopularity, which has burdened Republicans across the country, would reach into Florida.

Democrats have not captured the governor's office in the state in more than 30 years.

Jolly, a former Republican congressman who changed party lines to run as a centrist, was portrayed by Donalds as an out-of-touch liberal.

Donalds also actively campaigned among Black voters, who traditionally vote for Democrats.

Governor Byron Donalds on the campaign trail (Getty)

Beyond the national political environment, the…