Florida Secretary of State Sets Hand Recount in Senate Race
- Ballots in Florida’s tight U.S. Senate race will be tallied by hand after a machine recount narrowly expanded Republican Rick Scott’s lead, but not by enough to end incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson’s fight to retain his seat. Three hours after a federal judge ruled against Nelson’s request that the deadline for Florida’s mechanical recount be extended, election officials announced the tabulation had boosted Scott’s 12,562-vote lead by 41 votes out of 8.2 million cast in a state that will be pivotal in the 2020 presidential contest. In the ...
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