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Florida Sen. Rick Scott 1 of 7 who voted against Biden's win in Pennsylvania


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Courtesy Sen. Rick Scott's Office

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Florida’s U.S. Senators were split over an objection to the presidential election results in Pennsylvania.

The Senate's objection ultimately failed, clearing the way for President-elect Joe Biden‘s victory.

Sen. Rick Scott voted in favor of the objection to Biden's win in Pennsylvania, while Sen. Marco Rubio voted against it.

The objection to Pennsylvania’s results failed 92-7 early Thursday morning. Those who voted to sustain it were:

  • Rick Scott of Florida
  • Ted Cruz of Texas
  • Josh Hawley of Missouri
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi
  • Roger Marshall of Kansas
  • Tommy Tuberville of Alabama
  • Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming

The voting came after violent protesters stormed the Capitol and disrupted Wednesday afternoon's proceedings.

In a statement issued just before the joint session of Congress initially began Wednesday afternoon, Scott said he would "listen to any and all objectives that are raised. I will pay careful attention to the evidence and arguments presented by both sides.” He added that “Pennsylvania is of particular concern to me, and I will likely vote to sustain the objection to their slate of electors."

Scott and Rubio both voted to reject an objection to the results in Arizona. It ultimately failed 93-6.

Originally, 14 senators were expected to vote against certification. Those numbers dropped following Wednesday's riot on Capitol Hill.

Thursday morning, Scott again commented on the attack on Capitol Hill, saying in a tweet that "The thugs who stormed the Capitol yesterday need to be arrested and prosecuted."



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