Brian Nathan edges out Josie Tomkow in SD 14 as she pledges a rematch in November

The race was being watched as a potential bellwether ahead of the November Midterms. Democrat Brian Nathan has pulled off a remarkable upset in the Special Election for Senate District 14, defeating Republican Josie Tomkow. With all precincts reporting, Nathan leads Tomkow by 408 votes, a half percentage point gap that puts the race narrowly outside automatic recount territory. Tomkow conceded defeat at her Ybor City Election Night party, telling supporters, “welcome to my General Election campaign announcement,” a nod to the fact that whoever lost on Tuesday would be back on the ballot again in November for the district’s...