Winner: Daniel Perez and Marco Rubio
Both Miami men saw their stock surge. Perez officially took over as Florida House Speaker, a role he’ll keep through 2026.
Rubio, meanwhile, appears on track to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, letting him lead America in one of the most important policy areas for him in the Senate: foreign policy.
Loser: Miami-Dade County Democrats
Trump crushed it in the county in November.
Republicans won every constitutional office up for grabs. Democrats failed to flip a single congressional or legislative seat.
Things already look grim for Democrats. Could it get even worse?
– Ryan Nicol, Florida Politics