Florida’s Scott Spends Record Amount in Governor Win
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Republican Rick Scott, a former health-care executive, won the Florida governorship as he spent a record of more than $78 million to defeat Democrat Alex Sink, the state’s chief financial officer.
Scott collected 48.9 percent of the votes to Sink’s 47.7 percent, unofficial results from the state elections division show. Sink, 62, conceded at about 10:30 a.m. today in Tampa, calling on Scott to remember the “2.5 million Floridians who did not vote for him.” Earlier, with the election too close to call, she wanted “every ballot” counted.