While much of America is scratching its heads Wednesday morning, Gov. Rick Scott says he isn’t one bit surprised Donald Trump walked away with a win last night. Why? Because, Scott says, Trump is a lot like him, and out-of-touch Washington elites are to blame.
After going twice for Barack Obama, Florida returned to the Republican fold Tuesday night. Donald Trump carried the Sunshine State, part of his perfectly crafted electoral path to the White House.
Donald Trump made the transition from reality TV star and business mogul to president-elect of the United States of America Tuesday night.
Former Florida governor and perpetual candidate Charlie Crist has a new title to add to his growing list of political positions. On Tuesday, Crist won his campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives over Republican incumbent David Jolly, besting the Republican by nearly 52 percent of the vote.
A controversial solar-energy ballot initiative fell short short of the 60 percent voter approval it needed Tuesday, concluding for now one of the most-expensive constitutional amendment campaigns in Florida history.
Democrats' hopes of loosening the Republican chokehold on the Florida Senate were dashed Tuesday, as they captured one hotly contest Miami-Dade County seat but lost an incumbent Democrat in another.
Democrats also failed to seize open seats in North Florida and Tampa, despite a new Senate map aimed at doing away with gerrymandered districts.
In the Democrats' highest-profile Senate victory Tuesday, state Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez toppled Republican Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla in Miami.
Florida Democrats made a net gain of two seats in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday, although Republicans kept their firm grip over the 120-member chamber.
Florida voters in the Orlando area called home a 24-year veteran lawmaker from Washington on Tuesday.
Donald Trump, a real-estate mogul who won the Republican presidential nomination in part by knocking off two of Florida's favored sons, appeared to be on track to win the state's 29 electoral votes Tuesday night.
With 94.4 percent of the state's precincts reporting, Trump was leading Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton by a healthy margin, 49.2 percent to 47.6 percent. That represented a lead of almost 144,000 votes out of nearly 9.2 million counted.
Sweet victory for U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who clawed back from defeat in the Florida Republican primary eight months ago, to win reelection to the U.S. Senate Tuesday.
