Highlights from Byron Donalds victory party

When it comes to the race for Congressional District 19, Byron Donalds secured the Republican nomination and will go on to face Democrat Dr. Cindy Banyai in November.

If Donalds wins, he will go into congress as the only African American GOP representative in the House.

SHE DEFEATED DAVID HOLDEN...WHOWON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION INTHIS RACE A COUPLE YEARS AGO.IF DONALDS WINS THAT DISTRICT 19RACE IN NOVEMBER... HE WILL GOINTO CONGRESS AS THE ONLYAFRICAN AMERICAN G-OREPRESENTATIVE IN THE HOUSE.OUR JESSICA ALPERN HAS MORE,FROM DONALDS’ VICTORY PARTY.This is a sweet, sweet victorytonight because it came down tall the hard work of knocking ondoors, calling voters,explaining to them who the trueconservative in SWFL is antonight SWFL finally has(crowd cheers).IT WAS A NIGHT OF CHEERS ANDCELEBRATION AS REPUBLICANCONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE BYRONDONALDS SHARED THIS VICTORYSPEECH ON FACEBOOK LIVE, JUSTHOURS AGO.DONALDS BEAT CAPE CORAL NATIVEDANE EAGLE, AFTER WINNING WITH22-POINT-SIX PERCENT OF VOTE9:10So now we have a new job SWFL,our new job is November.IF HE WINS IN NOVEMBER...DONALDS WILL GO INTO CONGRESS ASTHE ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN G-O-PREPRESENTATIVE IN THE HOUSE.MOMENTS AFTER LAST NIGTH’SVICTORY... DONALDS SHARED THISTWEET.SAYING IN PART THAT QUOTE..."TODAY WE PROVED THE REPUBLICANPARTY IS FOR EVERYONEEVEN APOOR BLACK KID WHO GREW UP INBROOKLYN.

THANK YOU TO MY FAMILYAND SUPPORTERS.

WE DID IT!9:57The time now is to push forwardour principles, not just here inSWFL but all across our stateand country.TUESDAY NIGHT’S WIN WAS EXTRASWEET FOR DONALDS... WHO HAD TODISCREDIT A FAKE TEXT MANYSOUTHWEST FLORIDA VOTERSREPORTED RECEIVING ON ELECTIONDAY.IT CLAIMED TO BE DONALDS...ANDTHAT HE WAS DROPPING OUT OF THECONGRESSIONAL RACE.DONALDS TELLS FOX 4 VOTERS EVENCALLED POLLING LOCATIONS TO ASKIF THE TEXT WAS REAL.COMING UP IN OUR NEX