Scott, a Republican governor for eight years, announced the concession in a statement, saying, “I just spoke with Senator Bill Nelson, who graciously conceded, and I thanked him for his years of public service.”
Earlier, Florida released the final results for its midterm elections, including manual recounts for senator and agriculture commissioner.
The manual recount of the senator’s race showed Scott leading incumbent Nelson by 10,033 votes out of more than 8 million cast, compared with around 12,000 votes after the machine recount.
Democrat Nicole “Nikki” Fried led Republican Matt Caldwell b