Primary Nght 2018

Published: Aug. 29, 2018, noon

b'Florida Democrats nominated Andrew Gillum, the Tallahassee mayor, and Republicans tapped Representative Ron DeSantis for governor Tuesday, setting the stage for a ferocious general election in the country\\u2019s largest swing state between one of President Trump\\u2019s most unabashed allies and an outspoken progressive who would be Florida\\u2019s first black governor.Mr. Gillum edged Ms. Graham, a former North Florida congresswoman who finished second, and Mr. Levine, the former Miami Beach mayor who finished third after dropping nearly $30 million of his personal fortune into the campaign. Ms. Graham, a moderate, had been considered the favorite in a midterm year in which many Democratic women have fared well. NYT'