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babylonsister

(171,057 posts) Sat Nov 10, 2018, 08:32 AM Nov 2018

Thursday, Rick Scott had won the Keys by one vote. By Friday, he had lost there by 10.

Thursday, Rick Scott had won the Keys by one vote. By Friday, he had lost there by 10.
By David Goodhue
November 09, 2018 07:19 PM
Updated 8 hours 10 minutes ago

Numbers released Friday by the Monroe County Supervisor of Elections show that in the Florida Keys, Gov. Rick Scott actually lost his bid for U.S. Senate by 10 votes.

The initial tally after Election Day showed he carried Monroe County by exactly one vote. But an election summary report sent out Friday afternoon shows incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson received 18,036 votes to Scott’s 18,026.

Numbers released by the Monroe County Supervisor of Elections Friday, Nov. 9, show Sen. Bill Nelson with a 10-vote lead over Gov. Rick Scott in the race for U.S. Senate.

“More ballots came in,” said Joyce Griffin, Monroe County’s supervisor of elections. The additional votes for Nelson came from overseas and provisional ballots, Griffin said.

Scott’s showing in the Keys contrasts with other Republicans running for statewide office in Monroe County, where, outside of heavily progressive Key West, tends to vote solid red.

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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article221428260.html

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Thursday, Rick Scott had won the Keys by one vote. By Friday, he had lost there by 10. (Original Post) babylonsister Nov 2018 OP

Isn't it funny what happens when you actually count the votes and don't cheat? blueinredohio Nov 2018 #1

The Hemingway Cats are voting illegally!!!!! peekaloo Nov 2018 #2

Why in the world aren't the Keys totally Dem? What happened to the chillin margaritaville vibe? nt Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2018 #3

This was my thought, too. octoberlib Nov 2018 #4

Apparently, that's only Key West. The rest of the people must be terrible! nt Lucky Luciano Nov 2018 #6

Me and my family members in the Keys were the 10 votes exactly!! tavernier Nov 2018 #5

. Baitball Blogger Nov 2018 #7

If Florida is like Kansas they don't count all the ballots unless close..... Bengus81 Nov 2018 #8

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)

1. Isn't it funny what happens when you actually count the votes and don't cheat?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 08:34 AM

Nov 2018

peekaloo

(22,977 posts)

2. The Hemingway Cats are voting illegally!!!!!

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 08:39 AM

Nov 2018

Gov Lipless needs all the diversions he can get.

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

3. Why in the world aren't the Keys totally Dem? What happened to the chillin margaritaville vibe? nt

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 08:41 AM

Nov 2018

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

4. This was my thought, too.

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 08:43 AM

Nov 2018

Lucky Luciano

(11,253 posts)

6. Apparently, that's only Key West. The rest of the people must be terrible! nt

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 09:19 AM

Nov 2018

tavernier

(12,382 posts)

5. Me and my family members in the Keys were the 10 votes exactly!!

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 08:46 AM

Nov 2018

Just goes to show that every vote does count!

Baitball Blogger

(46,702 posts)

7. .

Reply to tavernier (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 09:25 AM

Nov 2018

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)

8. If Florida is like Kansas they don't count all the ballots unless close.....

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 11:33 AM

Nov 2018

Found that out in the primary here with KKKobach running against then Gov Colyer. At one time there was only about 75 vote diff or less so they announced they were counting provisional ballots and who knows,maybe the mail in ballots.

All I know was there were a shit load of votes that suddenly appeared and Kobach won.

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