by Jim Heath | Nov 18, 2018 | 2018, Headlines
Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson has conceded the Florida Senate race to Republican Gov. Rick Scott, ending his re-election bid after the completion of a statewide recount. Scott said in a statement, “I just spoke with Senator Bill Nelson, who graciously conceded,...
by Jim Heath | Nov 15, 2018 | 2018, Headlines
Florida officials have ordered a manual recount of results in the U.S. Senate race, where about 12,600 votes separated Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson from Republican Rick Scott, the state’s governor. At least three counties did not submit new totals for the machine...
by Jim Heath | Nov 12, 2018 | 2018, Headlines
With recounts underway and legal challenges intensifying, President Trump today demanded that the tight Florida races for governor and the state’s seat in the U.S. Senate be called for Republicans because an “honest vote count is no longer possible.”...
by Jim Heath | Nov 10, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Headlines
After receiving unofficial election results from all 67 counties, Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner on Saturday ordered machine recounts in the critical US senate and governor races. Now, county election officials will begin feeding ballots into machines to...
by Jim Heath | Nov 8, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Headlines
Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema took a narrow 9,610-vote lead over GOP Rep. Martha McSally tonight as Arizona’s election authorities counted more ballots in the state’s uncalled Senate race. The lead amounts to less than half a percentage point with over 1.8 million...