Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has won another term representing Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Associated Press on Nov. 5 called the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District seat for Luna.
Luna drew 155,117 votes, or 49.48 percent, according to unofficial midterm results from the Florida Secretary of State’s Office.
Her challenger, Democrat Leela Gray, received 152,600 votes, or 48.68 percent. Gray did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.
A third candidate, Tony D’Arrigo, hauled in 5,779 votes.
Luna, who served in the U.S. Air Force, is in her second term.
She declared victory earlier in the week.
“I am honored to have been re-elected as the Congressional Representative from FL-13’s congressional district to serve in the 120th Congress,” she said in a statement at the time.
“In politics there is no participation trophy. There are only winners and losers. And today, I won.”
Republicans won 17 of the U.S. House races in Florida, according to Associated Press projections, compared to seven Democrats.
Four races remain uncalled.
They are:
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Florida’s Seventh Congressional District, where Republican Ryan Elijah and Democrat Bale Dalton are vying for an open seat after Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) lost in the Republican primary race. Elijah is ahead by 1,701 votes.
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Florida’s Ninth Congressional District, where Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.) is trying to win another term with a redrawn district against challenger Dan Green. Soto is ahead by 1,477 votes.
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Florida’s 26th Congressional District, where Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) ran for reelection against Democrat Nicole Locklin. Diaz-Balart is ahead by 1,772 votes.
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Florida’s 27th Congressional District, where Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) ran for another term and faced Democrat Eliott Rodriguez. Salazar is ahead by 1,116 votes.
Currently, 20 Republicans and seven Democrats represent Florida in the House.
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