Andrew Gillum to speak Saturday amid tightened race for Florida governor

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum will hold a news conference on Saturday afternoon about the ongoing certification process in the race, his campaign announced on Friday evening.

Gillum, the current mayor of Tallahassee, conceded to the Republican candidate, former U.S. representative Ron DeSantis, on the night of Tuesday’s election.

But since then the gap between the two candidates has appeared to narrow, and Gillum’s campaign on Thursday released a statement about counting "every single vote" while not explicitly calling for a recount.

As of Friday afternoon, Gillum trails DeSantis by around 36,000 votes, according to NBC News. Just before midnight on election night, Gillum trailed by about 76,500 votes.

The Gillum campaign statement Thursday said that since election night "it has become clear there are many more uncounted ballots than was originally reported."

"Our campaign, along with our attorney Barry Richard, is monitoring the situation closely and is ready for any outcome, including a state-mandated recount," the Gillum campaign statement said.

On Friday, the Gillum campaign put out a media advisory simply stating: "Mayor Andrew Gillum and attorney Barry Richard will address the media on Saturday, November 8, to discuss the ongoing certification process in the Florida governor’s race."



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