Democrat Andrew Gillum has withdrawn his concession in the Florida gubernatorial race following a recount.
The Latest on the potential recounts in Florida’s U. S. Senate and governor elections (all times local):
3:40 p.m.
Democrat Andrew Gillum has withdrawn his concession in the Florida gubernatorial race following a recount.
“I am replacing my words of concession with an uncompromised and unapologetic call that we count every single vote,” Gillum said at a press conference in Tallahassee on Saturday.
Unofficial election results showed Republican former U. S. Rep. Ron DeSantis ahead of Gillum by less than 0.5 percentage points. Under state law, such a margin requires a machine recount of ballots.
Gillum had conceded the race to DeSantis on Tuesday night.
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1:55 p.m.
The Florida secretary of state is ordering recounts in the U. S. Senate and governor races, an unprecedented review of two major races in the state that took five weeks to decide the 2000 presidential election.
Secretary Ken Detzner issued the order on Saturday after the unofficial results in both races fell within the margin that by law triggers a recount.
The unofficial results show that Republican former U. S. Rep. Ron DeSantis led Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum by less than 0.5 percentage points, which will require a machine recount of ballots.
In the Senate race, Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s lead over Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson is less than 0.25 percentage points, which will require a hand recount of ballots from tabulation machines that couldn’t determine which candidate got the vote
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12:40 p.m.
The deadline to submit unofficial vote tallies in Florida’s election has passed.
County elections supervisors had until noon Saturday to submit results. Now the state must announce whether recounts are needed in the U. S. Senate and governor races.
As the deadline arrived, Republican former U. S. Rep. Ron DeSantis led Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum by less than 0.5 percentage points in the governor’s race, which would require a machine recount of ballots.
In the Senate race, Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s lead over Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson was less than 0.25 percentage points, which would require a hand recount of ballots in which tabulation machines couldn’t detect a vote.
