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Donald Trump and the Republican governor of Florida both claimed elections in the state were in danger of being “stolen”, after recounts were ordered in the Senate and gubernatorial races. Trump accused of stifling democracy as midterm races remain on knife edge Read more Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for the governor’s mansion, told reporters on Saturday: “I am replacing my words of concession with an uncompromised and unapologetic call that we count every single vote.” The Florida secretary of state, Ken Detzner, ordered the unprecedented review of major elections after unofficial results in both races fell within the margin that by law triggers a recount. Florida will also conduct a hand recount in a third statewide race: Democrat Nikki Fried had a razor-thin lead over Republican state representative Matt Caldwell in the race for agriculture commissioner, one of Florida’s three cabinet seats. We believe when every legal ballot is counted we’ll win this election Bill Nelson In the race for US Senate, Republican governor Rick Scott’s lead over Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson is less than 0.25%, triggering a hand recount of ballots from tabulation machines that could not determine which candidate got the vote. “We believe when every legal ballot is counted we’ll win this election,” the senator said in a statement. Trump tweeted: “Trying to STEAL two big elections in Florida! We are watching closely!” We will not let unethical liberals steal this election! Rick Scott In the governor’s race, the unofficial results show Ron DeSantis, the Republican former US representative, leading Gillum, the Democratic Tallahassee mayor, by less than 0.5%, requiring a machine recount. How we handle this election in this process will have reverberations for democracy, for an entire generation of voters.” Saturday’s development’s return Florida to the center of a major political drama, 18 years after an infamous presidential recount left control of the White House undecided for more than a month. In 2000, it took more than five weeks for Florida to declare George W Bush the victor over vice-president Al Gore by 537 votes, thus giving Bush the presidency.

Reaction from Florida State Rep. Matt Caldwell. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most…