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| Florida's primary Tuesday brought heavy challenges to incumbents returning to the campaign trail, with Senator Marco Rubio prevailing in the Republican primary. Meanwhile, results are still incoming for other races, including one between Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and a Bernie Sanders-supported college professor. | Florida's primary Tuesday brought heavy challenges to incumbents returning to the campaign trail, with Senator Marco Rubio prevailing in the Republican primary. Meanwhile, results are still incoming for other races, including one between Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and a Bernie Sanders-supported college professor. |
| With 30 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press declared Rubio the winner in the GOP primary for US Senate with 70.3 percent of the vote, defeating business executive Carlos Beruff. Rubio had previously vowed to retire from the Senate during his failed run for president this year, but changed his mind in June. | With 30 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press declared Rubio the winner in the GOP primary for US Senate with 70.3 percent of the vote, defeating business executive Carlos Beruff. Rubio had previously vowed to retire from the Senate during his failed run for president this year, but changed his mind in June. |
| On the Democratic side of the Senate primary, two sitting congressmen filled out the top two in a primary of four candidates. With 37 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press reported a devastating loss for Alan Grayson, with 17.9 percent, against Patrick Murphy, who took 59.2 percent. Murphy will face off against Rubio in November for the Senate seat. | On the Democratic side of the Senate primary, two sitting congressmen filled out the top two in a primary of four candidates. With 37 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press reported a devastating loss for Alan Grayson, with 17.9 percent, against Patrick Murphy, who took 59.2 percent. Murphy will face off against Rubio in November for the Senate seat. |
| For the 23rd congressional district seat, Wasserman Schultz, who was ousted as the chair of the Democratic National Committee just before the party’s convention in July, is up against Tim Canova, a college professor who caught the eye of former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. With 5 percent of precincts reporting, according to the AP, Wasserman Schultz is leading with 58 with percent, against Canova's 42 percent. | |
| Canova targeted Wasserman Schultz’s close work with the Clinton campaign during the presidential primary season, even though the DNC is supposed to remain neutral in such races. | Canova targeted Wasserman Schultz’s close work with the Clinton campaign during the presidential primary season, even though the DNC is supposed to remain neutral in such races. |