November 2, 2010 - 7:00pm
Republican outsider Rick Scott narrowly beat Democrat Alex Sink to become Florida's next governor, capping a stunning insurgent campaign and completing a GOP sweep of statewide offices.
Sink Concedes, Scott Wins
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 3, 2010 - 10:45am
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.
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60 Percent Rule Trips GOP-Backed Amendments
November 2, 2010 - 7:00pm
While Republicans ran the electoral table this election, they weren't so successful with constitutional amendments.
Rick Scott: 'I'm Absolutely Confident I Will be The Next Great Governor'
November 2, 2010 - 7:00pm
After hours of anticipation, and a shrinking lead, Rick Scott announced that, however narrow the margin, he will be the winner of the gubernatorial contest.
Obama Failed To Communicate?
November 3, 2010 - 7:00pm
In one of his latest attempts to get his face on every television network in America before the election, President Obama appeared on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart to plead his case to the hip, young, leftist voters who love that show. Obama claimed he had done so much, "We have done things that some folks don't even know about!"
Amendment 4 Defeated
November 2, 2010 - 7:00pm
A seven-year effort to give voters more control over local growth decisions went down in defeat Tuesday as opponents of Amendment 4 rallied to defeat a proposal they said would have cost thousands of jobs and billions of dollars.
Rick Scott Camp Hesitating to Claim Victory
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 3, 2010 - 1:01am
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.
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With Veto-Proof Majority, GOP Locks Down the Florida House
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 3, 2010 - 12:05am
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.
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Republicans Sandy Adams and Steve Southerland Knock Off Two Congressional Democrats
November 1, 2010 - 7:00pm
Republicans won control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday -- with a helping hand from Florida voters.
West Knocks Out Klein in CD 22
November 1, 2010 - 7:00pm
In a rematch from 2008, Allen West knocked out U.S. Rep. Ron Klein to return South Florida's 22nd Congressional District to Republican control. Tuesday's vote was almost an exact reversal of the tally two years ago.
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