Election Results and What They Could Mean for Health Care
President-elect Barack Obama captured the White House by a controversy-proof margin, with a projected 52% (vs. 46%) of the record 133 million popular votes cast and at least 349 of the 538 electoral votes available (as of Friday). In Congress, Democrats widened their majority to 254-173 in the House (8 races still undecided as of this writing) and to 57-40 in the Senate (3 races remain undecided).
In Florida, Democrats picked up 2 additional Central Florida Congressional seats, while Republicans recaptured a seat in the Treasure Coast. Thirteen other Republicans and 8 Democrats retained their seats.
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