2 years ago
TAMPA, Fla. — Sen. Marco Rubio won a third term in the Senate on Tuesday after defeating Democrat Rep. Val Demings in a key race that saw the candidates clash on abortion, gun rights and President Joe Biden.
Rubio’s victory keeps him in contention for a possible 2024 presidential bid while also giving him a pathway for a major role in the Senate if Republicans regain control following the midterms. Rubio (R-Fla.) currently serves as vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Demings (D-Fla.), who gave up her relatively safe Orlando-area seat in Congress to take on the incumbent, outraised Rubio even as the senator consistently was ahead of her in most polls. Demings tried to appeal to moderates by stressing her experience as a former police chief while at same time hammering Rubio as “extreme” due to his opposition to abortion.
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