Having lost to Republican Pam Bondi in the attorney generals race, Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach, the Democratic candidate in the contest, does not seem through with politics.

Looking back on the last year and a half, I have absolutely no regrets, insisted Gelber on Thursday. But after 17 months, we hit a headwind of national voter discontent that was simply too unforgiving.

Two days after defeating Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, former House Speaker Dan Webster said he and the new Republican in majority had work to do.

We have often stated that America's not broken -- Washington is, and you have proved the statement to be true, Webster wrote to supporters on Thursday.

Today, the real work of change begins, continued Webster. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we strive to return Washington to principles over power, revive our economy, and restore the promise for our children and grandchildren.

One day after his victory speech, Rick Scott is adhering to his campaign slogan and getting to work on his transition into office.

While Republican U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart and Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown won their congressional bids on Tuesday, they were two of the leading opponents of Amendments 5 and 6, the measures on redistricting that were approved by Florida voters.

Alex Sink has conceded her close election to Rick Scott. Scott will now be Florida's next governor.

"There is no path to victory," Sink told supporters and reporters Wednesday morning.

With nearly 5.3 million votes counted, Scott had 68,277 more votes than Sink.

Sink thanked her supporters but pointed out that Scott did not receive a mandate.

"I want to remind Rick Scott that more than 2.5 million Floridians did not vote for him," she said.

A spokesperson for the Scott campaign says Alex Sink's claim of hundreds of thousands of votes left to count is improbable. While they don't have a firm grasp on the numbers quite yet, they say it is looking very favorable for them.

What they do know is that as of about 12:40 a.m. Wednesday, they were ahead by around 73,000 votes.

With Republicans routing Democrats across the nation on Tuesday, the GOP won a veto-proof majority in the Florida House of Represenatives as five incumbent Democrats went down to defeat.

While its been a big day for Republicans, there have been some bright spots for Florida Democrats. Two Democratic incumbents won bids for another term.

With 47 percent of the vote in, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a rising star in Democratic circles, held on to defeat Republican challenger Karen Harrington, taking 60 percent of the vote.

U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings blew out Republican candidate Bernard Sansaricq. Hastings took 79 percent of the vote with 48 percent of precincts reporting.

Sunshine State News calls the gubernatorial race for Republican candidate Rick Scott. With 77 percent of the vote in, Scott had 50 percent of the vote while Democratic candidate Alex Sink had 46 percent. Based on historical bellwether counties from the 2006 and 2008 elections, Sunshine State News calls the race for Scott -- who will become the 45th governor of the state of Florida.

Incoming Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, will wield the gavel. Cannon took 58 percent with more than 39,000 votes counted. Democrat Amy Mercado took 40 percent with a TEA Party candidate taking 2 percent.