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Florida Senatorial Candidate, Bill Nelson - declares for recount
Source: Senatorial Candidate Nelson
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ORLANDO, Fla. Floridas U.S. Senate race is headed toward a recount, based on todays razor-thin margin.
Unofficial results show U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson narrowly trailing GOP candidate Rick Scott by a little more than just 34,500 votes out of a total of 8.1 million ballots cast. Thats less than a one-half percentage point difference. State law requires a recount when candidates are with one-half point.
We are proceeding to a recount, Sen. Nelson said this morning, in a brief statement.
Read more: https://www.nelsonforsenate.com/press-releases/florida-u-s-senate-race-between-nelson-scott-headed-toward-recount/
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Florida Senatorial Candidate, Bill Nelson - declares for recount (Original Post)
laserhaas
Nov 2018
OP
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)1. Ohio has not officially announced
Either. DeWine is Apparent winner.
flpoljunkie
(26,184 posts)2. It's currently 21,899 or .26 percent difference.
Actual machine recount will begin Saturday.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)4. I am counting 21,888. Maybe the numbers were updated?
Marthe48
(16,935 posts)3. Wonder if the repukes will send mobs?
Pisces
(5,599 posts)5. Yes!!!!!