US Senate Race in Florida Goes to Hand Recount

Florida's U.S. Senate race is going to an automatic hand recount as a federal judge angrily told election officials they are making the state a global "laughingstock." Florida state law requires a hand recount if a machine count finds the margin of victory is less than 0.25 percent. As of late Thursday, Democratic incumbent Senator Bill Nelson trailed his Republican challenger, Governor Rick Scott, by 0.15 percent. Election officials missed a Thursday deadline for...

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