Update: Gov. Rick Scott Wins 2nd Term, Charlie Crist Concedes

Update Nov. 4, 11:25 p.m.: Gov. Rick Scott took the stage accepting victory in the race late Tuesday night after receiving a call from former Gov. Charlie Crist. The Democrat has officially conceded to the Republican.

Earlier:

With nearly all of the state’s precincts reporting in, incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott has been declared the winner of Florida’s governor’s race by several news outlets.

The Associated Press, the Tampa Bay Times and WFLA have all called the race in Scott’s favor. WFLA is reporting live that Crist may refuse to concede and might request a recount.

The Florida Division of Elections’ unofficial results give Republican Scott a 48.3 percent lead over Democrat Crist’s 46.91 percent. That adds up to 2,833,889 votes in Scott’s favor and 2,752,629 votes in Crist’s.

Scott leads by just more than 80,000 votes.

This type of close race isn’t unfamiliar to Scott. He beat out Democrat Alex Sink in 2010 by about 60,000 votes.

While numerous media outlets have called the race in favor of Scott, what action, if any, Crist will take remains unclear.

All results are preliminary until certified by the Florida Division of Elections.

Stay with Patch for updates as they become available.