Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson are separated by fewer than 13,000 votes out of more than 8 million cast.
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Trump to give Presidential Medal of Freedom to major campaign donor’s wife
Honoree Miriam Adelson is the wife of Sheldon Adelson, a Las Vegas casino magnate who gave $30 million to support Trump in the 2016 campaign.
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Democrats lining up to support Pelosi as next speaker
Lawmakers and organizations are lining up to support Pelosi, even as a small but persistent group argues it’s time to give younger lawmakers a chance to rise.
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Jared Golden, a former Marine, continues steep political rise with historic win
The Democrat from Lewiston, declared the winner in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, is just 36 and will be among the youngest members of Congress.
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Despite criticism, Melania Trump sticks to anti-bully pulpit
The first lady urges an online-safety conference to draw motivation from ‘negative words’ directed at them.
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Gov.-elect Mills names team that will assemble her new administration
Maine’s incoming governor hopes her new executive search committee will help her fill out her Cabinet by January.
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Waterville Democrat wins Ward 1 council seat by 2 votes in recount
Republican Catherine Weeks, who lost by two votes in the recount Thursday, said she still will pursue an ethics complaint.
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Q&A: Everything you need to know about Maine’s ranked-choice voting
How does it work? How did we get here in the 2nd Congressional District race? And what could happen next?
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Bitter battle for Florida Senate seat goes to hand recount
However, in the governor’s race, it appears that Republican Ron DeSantis has won the closely watched contest with Democrat Andrew Gillum.
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Jared Golden declared winner of first ranked-choice congressional election, but challenge looms
The Democrat gets 50.5% of the vote to 49.5% for Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who says he’ll continues his lawsuit arguing that ranked-choice voting violates federal law.