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Diaz-Balart Wins Florida's 26th Congressional District Reelection: AP
Republican U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart has won reelection to the U.S. House in Florida's 26th Congressional District, according to The Associated Press, after a tight midterm race against Democrat Nicole Locklin.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. â Republican U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart has won reelection to the U.S. House in Florida's 26th Congressional District, according to The Associated Press, after a tight midterm election race against Democrat Nicole Locklin.
Diaz-Balart, who has served in the House since 2003, had 114,578 votes, or 49.9% of the vote, and Locklin had 112,874 votes, or 49.1% of the vote, after precincts reported results. Deborah Meidinger Hosey had 2,352 votes, or 1%.
"I am deeply honored and humbled by the confidence the people of Florida's 26th Congressional District have placed in me once again. Serving this community for more than two decades has been the privilege of a lifetime, and I am grateful for the opportunity to continue fighting for the hardworking families of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties," Diaz-Balart wrote in a statement on Nov. 4.
Locklin had 60.4% of the vote in Broward County, and Diaz-Balart had 60.3% of the vote in Miami-Dade County.
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