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Incumbent Republican Senator Marco Rubio won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Val Demings in a landslide victory. Rubio was first elected in 2010, filling the seat of appointed Senator George LeMieux. Rubio won re-election to a third term, becoming the first Republican to do so in Florida history. [1]
After suspending his presidential campaign on March 15, 2016, Rubio "seemed to open the door to running for reelection" on June 13, 2016, citing the previous day's Orlando nightclub shooting and how "it really gives you pause, to think a little bit about your service to your country and where you can be most useful to your country."
Sen. Marco Rubio cruised to victory Tuesday night, securing his third term amid a statewide Democratic collapse and a Republican Party he helped bolster by drawing in Hispanic voters.
Rubio's campaign was reported to be aiming for Ohio voters to support Kasich over him to beat Trump, while in contrast describing Rubio as the only candidate able to beat Trump in Florida. [ 102 ] [ 103 ] On March 11, CNN averaged six March polls for Florida and found that Rubio was scoring 26% support, less than Trump's 40%. [ 104 ]
When Marco Rubio last sought reelection, in 2016, he seemed more likely to insult Donald Trump than campaign with him.
Kevin Cabrera, a Miami-Dade County commissioner who served as the Florida state director of Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, said that choosing Rubio for the Republican ticket would be historic.
Marco Rubio won 48% of the Hispanic vote and 17% of the African American vote during this election, at the time considered an exceptional number for a Republican during a presidential year. [14] Additionally, Rubio's raw vote total was the highest vote total for any Republican Senate candidate up until Texas Senator John Cornyn broke it in 2020.
The snub ultimately brought Donald Trump and Marco Rubio closer together. When Trump passed over Rubio to be his running mate in July, the Florida senator didn’t pull back from the 2024 campaign ...