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Florida: Rick Scott Wins Senate Seat After Bill Nelson Concedes
(UPI) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott will be changing jobs — U.S. senator — as incumbent Bill Nelson conceded hours after a hand recount showed a 10,000-vote difference. Scott, a Republican governor for eight years, announced the concession in a statement, saying, “I just spoke with Senator Bill Nelson, who graciously conceded, and I thanked him for his years of public service.”Nelson plans to make a statement at 3 p.m., his campaign said. Earlier, Florida released the final results for its midterm elections, including manual recounts for senator and agriculture commissioner. The manual recount of the senator’s race showed Scott leading incumbent Nelson by 10,033 votes out of more than 8 million cast, compared with around 12,000 votes after the machine recount. Democrat Nicole “Nikki” Fried led Republican Matt Caldwell by 6,753 votes after the manual recount in the tight race for agriculture commissioner, although Palm Beach County … [Read more...] about Florida: Rick Scott Wins Senate Seat After Bill Nelson Concedes
Florida Election Official: Donald Trump And Rick Scott ‘Are Trying To Disrupt Our Democracy’
POLITICS 11/09/2018 04:39 pm ET Trump and Scott have offered no proof for claims of rampant fraud in Scott's contentious Senate race against Bill Nelson, which looks headed for a recount. By Marina Fang The election supervisor in Palm Beach County, Florida, rebuked President Donald Trump and Gov. Rick Scott (R) on Friday for claiming without evidence that there was widespread electoral fraud in Scott’s highly contentious Senate race against incumbent Bill Nelson (D), which will likely go to a recount. “It’s very unfortunate that some of the highest elected officials in our country are trying to disrupt our democracy because they don’t like the demographics of our voters,” the county’s election supervisor, Susan Bucher, told reporters, while her office counted remaining absentee and provisional ballots. “I would wish they would allow us to continue to count the ballots.” Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher reacts to … [Read more...] about Florida Election Official: Donald Trump And Rick Scott ‘Are Trying To Disrupt Our Democracy’
Who is Bill Nelson? Florida Democrat who faced Rick Scott in the US Midterms
BILL Nelson is the senior US Senator from Florida who faced Rick Scott in the US midterm election. Here's what we know about the 76-year-old politician who was elected as a Democrat to the US Senate in 2000. Who is Bill Nelson? Bill Nelson, whose full name is Clarence William Nelson II, is a Democrat from the state of Florida who is running for a fourth term. In the Florida Senate race, Nelson is currently falling short to governor of Florida Rick Scott. Scott currently holds the lead 50.1 per cent of votes, compared to Nelson's 49.9 per cent. He was first elected to the US House of Representatives in 1978, and has also served in the Florida House of Representatives and as the state's insurance commissioner. Nelson was also the second sitting member of Congress to travel into space in 1986. After he earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University in 1965, he then received a doctorate of law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1968. He served … [Read more...] about Who is Bill Nelson? Florida Democrat who faced Rick Scott in the US Midterms
Judge sides with Florida’s Rick Scott, cites ‘violation’ of state constitution by election officials
close Video Scott on recount: Have to assume the worst here Florida Gov. Rick Scott: Democrat lawyer said he came to Florida to 'win' the election. A state judge on Friday sided with Florida Republican Rick Scott in ordering that Republicans be granted “immediate” access to requested information about ballots in Broward County, amid explosive lawsuits against the county’s top election official. In their lawsuit against Broward, Scott – the Republican gubernatorial incumbent narrowly leading in the state's race for a U.S. Senate seat -- and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) allege that officials there are hiding critical information about the number of votes cast and counted. In an emergency court hearing on Friday afternoon, state Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips ruled there has “been a violation of the Florida constitution,” as well as the state’s public records act, by not turning over requested records. … [Read more...] about Judge sides with Florida’s Rick Scott, cites ‘violation’ of state constitution by election officials