Representative Val Demings wins Democratic primary to run for U.S. Senate in Florida
24 Aug 2022
Reuters
U.S. Representative Val Demings, a former police chief of Orlando, Florida, won the Democratic nomination to run for U.S. Senate in the state, Edison Research projected on Tuesday.
Aug 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Val Demings, a former police chief of Orlando, Florida, won the Democratic nomination to run for U.S. Senate in the state, Edison Research projected on Tuesday.
She will face incumbent Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who is favored to win the Nov. 8 general election, though one recent poll showed Demings with a modest lead over Rubio.
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Reporting by Moira Warburton in Vancouver; Editing by Scott Malone
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