Florida's outgoing governor, Republican Rick Scott, has been declared the winner of the state's hard-fought US Senate race following a recount of ballots.
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In the recount of the November 6 election, Scott beat three-term Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson by 10,033 votes out of 8.19 million cast statewide, Florida elections officials say.
Scott took 50.05 per cent, compared with 49.93 per cent for Nelson, the officials said on Sunday.
Nelson, first elected to the Senate in 2000, became the latest incumbent Democratic senator to be toppled in the midterm congressional election.
President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans have expanded their majority in the Senate but lost control of the House of Representatives.
Scott, who was prevented by state law from running for a third term as governor, emerged from the November 6 vote with a lead of less than 0.5 percentage points, which prompted a recount of the ballots.
On Saturday, Democrat Andrew Gillum conceded to Republican rival Ron DeSantis, an ally of Trump, in the governor's race, which also went to a recount.
Australian Associated Press
