Florida orders recounts in Senate and governor's races Read moreFour days after polls closed, two midterm elections in Florida, one in Arizona and one in Georgia remain on a knife edge amid a flurry of lawsuits, protests, partisan recriminations and demands for recounts. On Saturday, Florida's secretary of state announced recounts in both the Senate race and the gubernatorial contest. The stand-off has infuriated Trump, whose declaration of victory in the midterms looks increasingly premature. “All of a sudden they are finding votes out of nowhere,” he told reporters at the White House. In Arizona’s Senate race, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema has a slight lead over Republican Martha McSally.

Source: The Guardian November 10, 2018 17:14 UTC