Governors’ Races: Scott Beats Crist; Quinn Loses In Illinois

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott stops by a Republican call center to rally campaign workers on Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla. Scott has narrowly beaten Charlie Crist, NPR projects.i
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott stops by a Republican call center to rally campaign workers on Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla. Scott has narrowly beaten Charlie Crist, NPR projects.

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott stops by a Republican call center to rally campaign workers on Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla. Scott has narrowly beaten Charlie Crist, NPR projects.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott stops by a Republican call center to rally campaign workers on Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla. Scott has narrowly beaten Charlie Crist, NPR projects.

Erik Kellar/Getty Images

Gov. Rick Scott will hold on to his job in Florida, NPR projects, as the Republican narrowly defeats Charlie Crist, the former GOP governor who was running as a Democrat.

Earlier, Arkansas voters elected Asa Hutchinson as their new governor.

We’ll update this post with other gubernatorial race results, particularly in contests that are expected to be close. You can also follow our special coverage at NPR’s Election Party.

Update at 1:10 a.m. ET: Quinn Loses; More Results

In Illinois, Republican Bruce Rauner is projected to beat Democrat Pat Quinn, with the margin of victory 51 percent to 46 percent. But as member station WBEZ reports, Quinn said he won’t concede, noting the votes remaining to be tallied.

Massachusetts filled its open seat in the governor’s office with Republican Charlie Baker, handing Democrat Martha Coakley a narrow loss.

In Kansas, incumbent Republican Sam Brownback edged Democrat Paul Davis with a projected 50 percent of the vote to 46 percent in a surprisingly competitive, closely watched race.

The Colorado race is very close, with Gov. John Hickenlooper trailing Republican Bob Beauprez by less than 1 percentage point with 85 percent of precincts reporting.

The Connecticut race is also tight, with only 1 point separating Tom Foley and Democratic incumbent Dan Malloy.

Update at 12:10 a.m. ET: Hogan Wins In Maryland

Taking an open seat, Republican Larry Hogan has beaten Democrat Anthony Brown in the race to be Maryland’s governor. Brown conceded the tight race shortly after midnight.

He’ll be only the second Republican governor of the state in the past 50 years, notes the Baltimore Sun.

Update at 11:30 p.m. ET: Georgia Re-Elects Deal

Gov. Nathan Deal has won re-election, NPR projects, defeating Democrat Jason Carter.

Update at 10:50 p.m. ET: Walker Wins In Wisconsin

Republican Gov. Scott Walker has won re-election, defeating Democrat Mary Burke. The race was viewed as a major hurdle ahead of a potential presidential bid for Walker.

Article source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/11/04/361572524/governors-races-incumbent-scott-beats-crist-in-florida?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

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