Trump-opposing GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo loses tight re-election
Republican incumbent Rep. Carlos Curbelo has conceded to Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida's 26th Congressional District, The New York Times reports.
CNN and The Associated Press have also called the race for Mucarsel-Powell. She secured 50.7 percent of the vote to Curbelo's 49.3, with 97 percent of precincts reporting, per Politico.
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