Republican Byron Donalds wins election for governor in Florida, the Associated Press projects. The Associated Press projection is being used as the authoritative basis for reporting a winner and results remain unofficial until they are certified by state authorities. Turning to the United States Senate race, the Associated Press projects Republican Ashley Moody the winner; that call is unofficial until results are certified. Certification comes later from state authorities. Turning to Orange County, W F T V cites unofficial Associated Press totals showing Tiffany Moore Russell with 63 percent to Messina’s 37 percent; she declared victory Tuesday night. Those totals remain unofficial until county certification. Finally, Orange County officials told W F T V turnout has surpassed 50 percent, with polling sites averaging more than 10,000 voters an hour.
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- Associated Press Projects Donalds Governor Win [NEWS] — apnews.com
https://apnews.com/article/b9362976a9a9402494548f9cdd4c51fd - Associated Press Projects Moody Senate Win [NEWS] — apnews.com
https://apnews.com/article/be95312754e74d0bb6bfccb7e8a42de4 - Moore Russell Declares Victory in Runoff [NEWS] — wftv.com
https://wftv.com/news/local/tiffany-moore-russell-declares-victory-orange-county-mayoral-runoff/ACNVCTYOZVB57PTY6BEIZZEDU4/ - Orange County Turnout Surpasses 50 Percent [NEWS] — wftv.com
https://wftv.com/news/local/orange-county-voter-turnout-surpasses-50-election-day/3IB6HGQ5VNFNHLAZE7EFA5WE34/
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- https://apnews.com/article/b9362976a9a9402494548f9cdd4c51fd — 0 quote-grounded, 3 provider-cited
- https://apnews.com/article/be95312754e74d0bb6bfccb7e8a42de4 — 0 quote-grounded, 3 provider-cited
- https://wftv.com/news/local/tiffany-moore-russell-declares-victory-orange-county-mayoral-runoff/ACNVCTYOZVB57PTY6BEIZZEDU4/ — 3 quote-grounded, 0 provider-cited
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- “Republican Byron Donalds wins election for governor in Florida, the Associated Press projects. The Associated Press proj…” — grounded in “Republican Byron Donalds wins election for governor in Florida” apnews.com
- “Turning to the United States Senate race, the Associated Press projects Republican Ashley Moody the winner; that call is…” — grounded in “Republican Ashley Moody wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Florida” apnews.com
- “Turning to Orange County, W F T V cites unofficial Associated Press totals showing Tiffany Moore Russell with sixty-thre…” — grounded in “Unofficial AP results showed Moore Russell with 266,945 votes, or 63%, compared with Messina’s 158,247 votes, or 37%.” wftv.com
- “Finally, Orange County officials told W F T V turnout has surpassed fifty percent, with polling sites averaging more tha…” — grounded in “Voter turnout in Orange County has surpassed 50%, with elections officials reporting an average of more than 10,000 vote…” wftv.com
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