November 1, 2010 - 7:00pm
It's one and done for U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, who was trounced in his first re-election bid by Republican Daniel Webster in Central Florida's 8th Congressional District.
Another Late Night (Early Morning) For South Florida
Submitted by Anonymous on November 2, 2010 - 8:58pm
While two-thirds or more of the vote has been counted in many other areas of Florida, the South Florida counties of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade are far, far behind.
That means the closely watched West-Klein (CD 22) and Rivera-Garcia (CD 25) congressional races will remain up in the air. So will tight statewide races, notably the governor's contest. So although Rick Scott currently holds a 5 percentage point lead over Alex Sink, stay tuned for those late returns from heavily Democratic precincts down South.
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Corrine Brown Cruises to Another Term
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 2, 2010 - 8:44pm
Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is headed back to Washington -- where she has been since 1992.Republican businessman Mike Yost offered a plucky challenge to the incumbent, but with more than 121,000 votes counted, Brown took 61 percent while Yost took 36 percent. The remaining 3 percent went to Terry Martin-Black who ran with no party affiliation.
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Frederica Wilson Headed to Congress
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 2, 2010 - 8:39pm
Sen. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, will be hanging her many colorful hats in Washington. Wilson will replace U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek after blowing out Roderick Vereen, who was running with no party affiliation. With more than 40,000 votes counted, Wilson had more than 84 percent.
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Jeff Miller, John Mica and Gus Bilirakis Demolish Foes
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 2, 2010 - 8:33pm
More congressional Republican incumbents cruising to victory in Florida.
With almost 50,000 votes counted, U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller won 80 percent of the vote in his district in the Panhandle -- defeating two candidates running with no party affiliation. Joe Cantrell took 11 percent while John Krause took 9 percent.
With more than 170,000 votes counted, U.S. Rep. John Mica held off a spirited challenge from Democratic challenger Navy vet Heather Beaven. Mica took 68 percent compared to Beavens 32 percent.
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GOP Pickup: Sandy Adams Knocks Off Suzanne Kosmas
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 2, 2010 - 8:22pm
Rep. Sandy Adams of Oviedo, the Republican challenger, defeated Democratic U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas. With 45 percent of the vote in, Adams took 60 percent of the vote while Kosmas, who was elected to Congress in 2008, took 40 percent. Big pickup for the Republicans in the Sunshine State.
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Bill Young Blows Out Charlie Justice
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 2, 2010 - 8:19pm
Big win for U.S. Rep. Bill Young, the dean of congressional Republicans. Democrats thought they had a chance of knocking him off with a strong candidate in Sen. Charlie Justice of St. Petersburg. Guess again. With 84 percent of the vote in, Young, who has been in Congress since the presidency of Richard Nixon, had 66 percent with Justice taking 34 percent.
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Two More Years for Cliff Stearns
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 2, 2010 - 8:16pm
U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns won another term in Congress. While Stearns did not have a Democratic opponent, he did face a challenge from Steve Schonberg who was running with no party affiliation. With almost 156,000 votes counted, Stearns had more than 74 percent of the vote.
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Alan Grayson Is Out And Good Riddance, Bill O'Reilly Says
Submitted by Anonymous on November 2, 2010 - 8:16pm
Official or not, Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly predicts that U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson will lose tonight.
"This guy is a bad, bad guy," O'Reilly said. "Maybe he'll get a job with Arianna Huffington."
Former state Sen. Daniel Webster was leading the first-term congressman by 20 percentage points with 30 percent of the vote counted.
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Marco Rubio Wins Big in U.S. Senate Contest
November 1, 2010 - 7:00pm
Riding a wave of tea party support and anti-Obama angst, Republican Marco Rubio crushed independent Charlie Crist and Democrat Kendrick Meek to become Florida's newest U.S. senator.
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