UPDATE: This article has been update to reflect that the race remains close and may lead to a victory for either candidate pending further vote-counting and/or potential recounts. A previous version prematurely reported Ryan Elijah as the victor.
Republican Ryan Elijah appears close to winning the general election for Florida’s 7th congressional district on Tuesday. If the current numbrs hold he’ll defeat Democrat Bale Dalton. The race remains extremely close with almost all the votes counted as of Thursday morning.
Florida’s 7th district encompasses all of Seminole County and much of southern Volusia County. A relatively competitive district, Dalton ran with hopes to become the first Democrat to win FL-7 since Stephanie Murphy in 2020, under different district boundaries…