Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed victory Tuesday night by defeating two amendments that would have each created a constitutional right to abortion and legalized recreational marijuana.

“With polls now closed in Florida, Amendment 3 has failed. Amendment 4 has failed,” DeSantis wrote to X shortly after the polls closed in Florida.

The two amendments are expected to fail because they did not receive support from 60% of Florida voters after polls closed in the state at 7 p.m.

Amendment 3 would have legalized recreational marijuana, which has been increasingly legalized in states across the country. Addressing the issue of abortion, DeSantis signed the Heartbeat Protection Act last year, which banned most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

This year, Florida residents voted on Amendment 4, the Right to Abortion Initiative, which advocates for the repeal of the ban.

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Governor Ron DeSantis (FL) takes the stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, July 16, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)

Voting data on the changes comes after Fox News Decision Desk predicted on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump will win Florida in the general election.

Conservative and pro-life social media users celebrated DeSantis' victory lap over the amendments' reported failures, calling the expected failure of Amendment 4 a “huge victory for life.”

“The defeat of Abortion Amendment No. 4 is a momentous victory for life in Florida and for our entire country,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America, said in comments to Fox Digital on Tuesday. “Thanks to Governor Ron DeSantis, babies with beating hearts in the Free State of Florida will still be protected when we wake up tomorrow.”

“The law, which protects more than 50,000 lives every year, will remain in place. Florida is a beacon for the places in this country that allow abortion even when the baby is in pain, and the model for how the pro-life movement will win future elections.” “In a world where “With the abortion lobby in control of our most important institutions, every Republican should take note of the leadership and courage that Ron DeSantis has shown in exposing Big Abortion’s agenda and defeating life-destroying amendments,” she added.

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“March for Life commends the people of Florida for seeing through an onslaught of well-funded lies and rejecting the radical, destructive Amendment 4. When voters learn the truth about dangerous and far-reaching abortion changes that are on their ballots, they reject them forcefully.” We are grateful to Governor DeSantis for continuing to boldly support the most vulnerable and use his resources and platforms to counter the onslaught of disinformation To effectively combat Amendment 4, whose massive spending advantage was not enough to get this misleading and dangerous proposal “We have crossed the finish line,” Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life, said in a statement on Amendment 4 on Tuesday evening.

Amendment 4 became a hot topic early in the campaign cycle when reporters asked Trump how he would vote on the issue since he is a Florida resident.

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Trump sparked condemnation from some pro-life conservatives for saying in August that Florida's six-week abortion ban was “too short.” He later said he would vote against the Florida amendment and reiterated that decisions on abortion laws and issues should be left to the states.

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump flanked by former U.S. First Lady Melania Trump speaks to reporters as he votes at the Mandel Recreation Center on Election Day in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 5, 2024. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

“You need more time than six weeks. I disagreed with this in the early primaries. When I heard about it, I didn't agree with it. At the same time, the Democrats are radical because the nine months are just a ridiculous situation,” Trump said in August.

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“This way you can have an abortion in the ninth month. And you know, in some states, like Minnesota and other states, you can actually execute the baby after birth, and all of that is unacceptable. So I” “For that reason I will vote no,” he added.

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