TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida counties have hit the deadline for submitting official results in this year’s contentious midterm elections.
Counties had until noon on Sunday to finish up recounts and turn final totals in closely watched races for U.S. Senate and governor.
State election officials were expected to announce the totals later Sunday, and will officially certify the results on Tuesday.
The deadline comes a day after Democrat Andrew Gillum conceded the governor’s race to Republican Ron DeSantis. Previous totals showed Gillum trailing DeSantis by more than 30,000 votes.
Counties were legally required to do a machine recount after the initial results showed the race for governor and U.S. Senate very close. State officials then ordered a hand recount earlier in the week.
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