Democrat Gwen Graham was a rare bright spot for her party on Tuesday as she defeated U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla. With 98 percent of the vote in, Graham, the daughter of former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., took 51 percent of the vote while Southerland pulled in 49 percent. Southerland first won his congressional seat in 2010.

Gov. Rick Scott won a second term as governor of Florida on Tuesday, besting former Gov. Charlie Crist who, after spending most of his political life as a Republican, won the Democratic nomination in the primary. With 97 percent of the vote in, Scott had 49 percent and Crist garnered 46 percent of the vote. Sunshine State News is calling the race for Scott. With a lead of more than 122,000 votes, Scott will win as Crist can only make up between 90,000-100,000 votes in South Florida counties where some of the vote is still outstanding.

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., kept his congressional seat on Tuesday though by a smaller margin than he won in 2012. With 96 percent of votes in, Grayson took 54 percent while Republican Carol Platt stood with 43 percent. Marko Milakovich, who was running with no party affiliation, took 3 percent.

Winning his seat in a special election earlier this year, U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., is headed back to Washington after his win on Tuesday over Libertarian Lucas Overby. With 96 percent of the vote in, Jolly had 75.5 percent while Overby took 24.5 percent.

Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater cruised to an easy victory in his re-election campaign on Tuesday. Atwater clinched the win over Democrat William Rankin, taking 59 percent of the vote as of publishing time. Rankin took 40 percent. Atwaters win doesnt come as a big surprise -- he was heavily favored in several polls to stay in Tallahassee as Floridas CFO.

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., represents a district where Republican voters outnumber Democrats. But, on Tuesday, Murphy scored a big win over Republican hopeful former state Rep. Carl Domino. National outlets called the race for Murphy who, with 15 percent of the vote in, took 60 percent while Domino trailed with 40 percent.

With 43 percent of votes in, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., will continue his time on the Florida political stage. First elected to Congress in 2000 after a long career in Tallahassee which saw rise to become president of the Florida Senate, Crenshaw won big on Tuesday, taking 78 percent of the vote. Crenshaw did not face a Democratic foe but did have two challengers running with no party affiliation: Paula Moser-Bartlett who took 16 percent and Gary Koniz who garnered 6 percent.

First elected to Congress in 1992 and representing the most Democratic district in North Florida, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., won another term on Tuesday. With 4 percent of the vote in, national media outlets called Brown a winner over Republican challenger Glo Smith. Brown stood with 64 percent of the vote while 36 percent backed Smith.

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., who won a North Florida congressional seat in 2012 in one of the biggest upsets in Florida political history, kept his seat with ease on Tuesday. National media outlets called the race for Yoho who, with 4 percent of the vote in, took 62.5 percent of the vote against Democrat Marihelen Wheeler who took 35 percent. Term limits activist Howard Lawson, who was running with no party affiliation, took 2 percent.

In addition to covering the elections at the site, your humble blogger will be offering insights and analysis on the radio on Tuesday night. Tune into 1300 WMEL which can be heard all across the Space Coast where Ed Dean will be covering the elections on Tuesday night. I'll be joining Ed and his panel of guests throughout the night to offer updates.

Democrats have the advantage in Duval County by almost 5.5 percent but Republicans are currently outvoting them by almost 9,000 votes, giving the GOP a leg up of more than 4.5 percent, by 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

It's dark, dreary and windy in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Tuesday and those counties have already been wet with rain. Former Gov. Charlie Crist's hopes to return to Tallahassee pin on the chances that those blue county voters will turn out to the polls for him, especially given the deficit he's already seeing in Democrat vs. GOP voter participation. Will the storm clouds and their chance of rain keep voters home in those all-important counties where Crist has spent the most time and money?

Former Gov. Charlie Crist is getting a little help from the president himself this Election Day -- on Tuesday, President Barack Obama featured in a new radio ad urging voters to cast their ballots to send Crist back to Tallahassee. The Miami Herald reported Tuesday that the ad has been airing since Monday on a Miami radio station.

Roll Callreleased its updated list of the 10 most vulnerable congressional incumbents over the weekend and two Florida congressmen made the list. U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., placed No. 3 on the list. Roll Call notes: Garcias re-election was always a concern for the national party, but his bid took a rough turn in 2013, when two former staffers garnered horrific headlines amid a voter fraud scandal.

Former Gov. Jeb Bush went to bat for Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam on Monday at a rally in Sarasota. Putnam is a favorite to beat Democrat Thad Hamilton on Tuesday. We need to elect conservative leaders who believe in limited government, believe in entrepreneurial capitalism and believe that individuals acting together can create a better America, Bush said on Monday. One of those people we need to elect is a great friend and a spectacular leader, and his name is Adam Putnam.