UPDATES: President Trump, Joe Biden fight for Florida
The Latest: Gimenez wins House seat over Mucarsel-PowellRepublican Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez has won a Florida seat in the U.S. House, defeating a single-term Democrat. The 41-year-old Democrat easily defeated Republican H. Wayne Clark in the heavily Democratic county. _____8:17 p.m.Republican Kat Cammack has won Floridaโs U.S. House seat held by her former boss, retiring Florida Republican Rep. Ted Yoho. _____7:22 p.m.Republican state Rep. Byron Donalds has been elected to the U.S. House seat now held by Florida Republican Francis Rooney. โI feel heโs just more level-headed.โ______7 a.m.Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden have campaigned heavily in Florida, each hoping to win the prized battleground stateโs 29 electoral votes.
The Latest: Pence's top aide tests positive for coronavirus
Short is Penceโs closest aide and the vice president is considered a โclose contactโ under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. ___6:25 p.m.President Donald Trump says he voted โstraight Republicanโ when he voted early in Florida on Saturday. โBut weโve got to come together.โPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly accused Biden of supporting a ban on fracking. Trump voted Saturday in Florida before rallies in North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin. That event came mere hours before Clinton lost to Donald Trump.
Far-right provocateur vs. Florida congresswoman in November
But that didn't stop 27-year-old Laura Loomer from trumpeting her resounding win over five other candidates Tuesday in the Republican primary. According to federal records, Loomer raised $1.1 million for her primary campaign, a hefty sum for an underdog challenger. Frankel, running against a political newcomer in Tuesdayโs Democratic primary, received 75,000 votes, or 86% of the 87,000 votes cast. But the same factors that led to her primary win will make a victory in November difficult, he said. In one tweet, she called on her followers to create a โnon-Islamicโ ride-sharing company because she did not want to support โanother Islamic immigrant driver.โ Uber and Lyft banned Loomer in 2017.