US: Florida Democrat calls for recount in Senate race
Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson narrowly trails Republican candidate Rick Scott by 35,000 votes
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By Umar Farooq
WASHINGTON
Democratic Senator Bill Nelson called for a recount on Wednesday while he narrowly trails behind Republican Governor Rick Scott in the Florida Senate race.
Nelson's Chief of Staff reportedly said that there will be a recount, in a race that many said was too close to call.
In order to trigger an automatic recount, the margin of votes between the two candidates needs to fall within 0.5 percent of the total tally.
Nelson, the Democratic incumbent, is currently trailing 35,000 votes out of a total of 8 million, well within the parameters to trigger a recount.
Scott, however, has declared victory as his spokesman Chris Hartline noted in a statement that "the race is over."
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The Democrats lost critical ground in the Senate, however, the party was able to take control of the House of Representatives.