Florida Republican Rubio re-elected to US Senate: networks

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DAVIE, FL - OCTOBER 26: Republican Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks as he debates his challenger Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL) during the U.S. Senate debate being held at Broward College on October 26, 2016 in Davie, Florida. With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, the candidates prepare to face off for one of FloridaÕs U.S. Senate seats for the second Ð and possibly final Ð time before November 8th. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP
DAVIE, FL – OCTOBER 26: Republican Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks as he debates his challenger Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL) during the U.S. Senate debate being held at Broward College on October 26, 2016 in Davie, Florida. With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, the candidates prepare to face off for one of FloridaÕs U.S. Senate seats for the second Ð and possibly final Ð time before November 8th. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Republican US Senator Marco Rubio, once a rival to Donald Trump for the party’s presidential nomination, won his bid for re-election in Florida, a state disappointed Democrats had hoped to reclaim, networks projected Tuesday.

The 45-year-old Rubio beat back a challenge from Democrat Patrick Murphy to hold onto his US Senate seat and win a second term.

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