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IrelandByron Donalds promises insurance relief in Florida victory speech
The governor-elect thanks Trump and DeSantis, acknowledges David Jolly's concession and sets out an agenda centered on household costs.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 137,121 views a day, 21 times a normal first day on this channel (6,413).
"Now I'm Your Next Governor" Byron Donalds Emphatically Announces His Victory - 11/03/26
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- 0:18Donalds traces his Florida journey through college, coaching, church service and politics before declaring victory.
- 0:51He thanks his wife, sons and mother for their support.
- 1:56He says David Jolly called to concede and credits him with running a hard-fought campaign.
- 3:02Donalds recounts Trump's congratulatory call and tells the president that Florida remains Republican.
- 3:32He thanks outgoing Governor Ron DeSantis and promises to build on his record.
- 3:54His priorities include lower insurance premiums, affordable housing, environmental protection and opposition to bigotry.
Byron Donalds turns from celebrating his Florida victory to a list of bills he wants to bring down: insurance premiums, housing costs and the broader cost of living.
The Republican, who becomes the first Black person elected governor of Florida, delivers the speech in Hollywood with his family onstage. Right Side Broadcasting Network's upload drew roughly 137,000 views in its first day, more than twenty times the channel's usual start for a regular video.
Donalds begins by thanking Jesus Christ, then traces his path through college, youth coaching, church service and politics in Florida. The announcement comes quickly: "And now, I am your next governor." He thanks his wife, Erika, and his mother before acknowledging his Democratic opponent, David Jolly, who called to concede. Donalds credits Jolly with running a hard-fought campaign.
A congratulatory call from Donald Trump supplies one of the speech's pointed political moments. "Mr. President, I want you to hear from Florida that we are still red," Donalds says.
He also thanks outgoing Governor Ron DeSantis, who could not seek a third consecutive term, and promises to build on his record. Alongside lower insurance premiums and more affordable housing, Donalds names environmental protection and opposition to bigotry among his priorities.
RSBN has also posted his post-victory press questions, while a separate election-reaction segment with Katie Zacharia and Matthew Alvarez drew an unusually large first-day audience. The victory speech itself ends with a compact pledge: "Tonight we celebrate, tomorrow we work."
Florida’s Republican governor-elect and the first African-American elected to the office. He has represented Florida’s 19th congressional district in the U.S. House since 2021.
More on Wikipedia ›Erika Donalds is an education entrepreneur and school-choice advocate who leads education policy at the America First Policy Institute. She is married to Byron Donalds.
More on Wikipedia ›The Democratic nominee for Florida governor in 2026. A lawyer and political commentator, he previously represented Florida’s 13th congressional district in the U.S. House as a Republican.
More on Wikipedia ›A Republican politician who served as Florida’s 46th governor. He previously served in Congress and sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
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- Channel views, pace per day
- 1,912,048 (on a normal day: 726,134)
- Video published
- November 4, 2026
- Video views so far
- 144,467 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
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Donalds's victory speech drew a much larger first-day audience than RSBN's regular uploads usually receive. Its comment section was also substantially busier than usual.
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Which outgoing Florida governor does Donalds thank in his victory speech?
Donalds thanks DeSantis and promises to build on the progress made during his governorship.