{"id":2364605,"date":"2024-11-05T20:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T01:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rick-scott-defeats-mucarsel-powell-in-florida-senate-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T20:12:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T01:12:27","slug":"sen-rick-scott-defeats-mucarsel-powell-in-florida-senate-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rick-scott-defeats-mucarsel-powell-in-florida-senate-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Rick Scott defeats Mucarsel-Powell in Florida Senate race &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-rick-scott-defeats-mucarsel-powell-in-florida-senate-race-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2364605&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-democrat-roland-gutierrez-enters-race-to-unseat-cruz\/\" title=\"Texas Democrat Roland Gutierrez joins race to unseat Cruz.\">successfully won reelection<\/a> for \u2062a second term in the Florida Senate race, defeating Democratic challenger and former Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. The Associated Press declared Scott&#8217;s victory shortly after\u2062 polls closed, showing him leading\u200b Mucarsel-Powell with a margin of 55% to\u2063 43% \u2064based on approximately 83% of the votes counted at that time. Senator Rick Scott&#8217;s victory in\u200d the Florida Senate race marks a significant achievement for the Republican Party in a key\u200b battleground state. With a margin of 55% to 43% against Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Scott&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">win reflects strong support<\/a> among Florida voters. The early\u2062 declaration of his victory by\u2063 the Associated Press, shortly after \u200bpolls closed,\u2063 indicates a decisive outcome based on the vote count available at that time. \u200dThis election\u2063 reaffirms Scott&#8217;s position and \u2064influence within the Senate and highlights the challenges faced by Democrats in securing seats in\u200c Florida.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rick Scott wins reelection in Florida Senate race against Democrat Mucarsel-Powell<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1771450\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rick-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rick Scott\">Rick Scott<\/a> (R-FL) won reelection to a second term Tuesday night, prevailing over Democratic challenger and former Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2434021\/ex-rep-debbie-mucarsel-powell-challenges-rick-scott-in-florida-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Debbie Mucarsel-Powell\">Debbie Mucarsel-Powell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Scott led Mucarsel-Powell 55%-43% when the&nbsp;<em>Associated Press<\/em>&nbsp;called the contest just one minute after polls closed statewide at 8:01 p.m. ET, with about 83% of the ballots counted.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In what was once a purple state, national Democrats exerted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3178008\/democrats-weigh-going-big-florida-texas-senate-races\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"modest campaign spending\">modest campaign spending<\/a> in Florida late in the race with tempered expectations they could return the Sunshine State to its former battleground status.<\/p>\n<p>Scott&rsquo;s reelection means he will be able to continue his long-shot bid to succeed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), an internal election that Republican senators will hold next week when they return to Washington.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mucarsel-Powell previously served one term in the House from 2019 to 2021 in a South Florida district and lost reelection in 2020 to Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-26-pardons-and-3-commutations-includes-numerous-prominent-names\/\" title=\"Trump Grants 26 Pardons And 3 Commutations, Includes Numerous Prominent Names\">breaking news story<\/a> and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1771450\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1771450\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rick Scott secures reelection in Florida Senate race against Mucarsel-Powell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2364606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rick-scott-florida-senate-race-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[44429,44428,39607],"class_list":["post-2364605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-florida-senate-race","tag-mucarsel-powell","tag-rick-scott"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rick-scott-florida-senate-race-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364605"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364609,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364605\/revisions\/2364609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2364606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}