Sen. Marco Rubio has been re-elected to the U.S. Senate in Florida.
Rubio beat Democrat Patrick Murphy for the seat by 6 percent.
BREAKING: Rubio re-elected to U.S. Senate in Florida. @AP race call at 8:05 p.m. EST. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/wh2DO7gktZ
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 9, 2016
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Rubio repeatedly said he would not run for re-election after his loss for the Republican nomination for president but he announced his run for re-election in June.
He said it is his duty to stay in his Senate seat, but he's gotten a lot of backlash for "not showing up to work."
Rubio has said he is the only one who stood up to both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Results: 2016 General Election
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