Politics & Government

Obama Wins in Florida

The Tampa Bay Times reports that President Barack Obama won the electoral vote in Florida.

Florida finally has a winner in the race for president.

The Tampa Bay Times is reporting that President Barack Obama won all 29 electoral votes in the state of Florida.

According to the Tampa Bay Times, Obama had 50.01 percent of the vote in Florida to Gov. Mitt Romney's 49.13 percent.

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According to the Florida Department of Sttate, Obama collected 4,236,032 votes to Romney's 4,162,174.


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