Republican Rick Scott declares victory in too-close-to-call Florida Senate race

Rick Scott.
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The Florida Senate race is too close to call.

Republican Rick Scott, the sitting governor of Florida, declared victory late Tuesday night. The Democratic incumbent, Sen. Bill Nelson, did not publicly concede. His chief of staff announced that Nelson, the only Democrat to hold a statewide office in Florida, will make a statement about the election on Wednesday.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.