Florida's gubernatorial race may also be headed to a recount

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last updated 8 November 2018

It looks like there may be not one but two major Florida recounts this year.

In the state's gubernatorial race, Republican Ron DeSantis now leads Democrat Andrew Gillum by just 0.47 percent of the vote, with DeSantis at 49.62 percent and Gillum at 49.15 percent, per Politico reporter Marc Caputo. In Florida, if a race comes down to a margin of less than 0.5 percent, a machine recount is automatically triggered. Although DeSantis was projected to win on Tuesday, and Gillum conceded the race, the Democrat's campaign now says they are "ready for any outcome, including a state-mandated recount," reports NBC News.

This is in addition to the recount likely coming in the state's Senate race. Republican Gov. Rick Scott now leads Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson (Fla.) by an even narrower margin: just 0.22 percent, the Orlando Sentinel reports. If the margin ends up lower than 0.25 percent, a hand recount will take place. Florida's counties have until Saturday at noon to report unofficial results, at which point, the likely recounts would begin.