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Concern that there may not be a decision election night is putting a new focus on congressional elections in Florida and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

If neither Presidential candidate receives 270 electoral votes, the ultimate decision would be up to the U.S. House or Representatives.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Florida has 14 Republican members of the US House and 13 Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is really significant if no candidate gets 270 electoral college votes, and then the election of the President kicks in to the U.S.House of Representatives,\u201d said retired USF political scientist Susan MacManus.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the state’s 27 seats seem to be in play.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-63267 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still1012_00003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00003-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00003-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still1012_00004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00004-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" 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200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>HD 15 in Polk, where the incumbent lost a primary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it is seen by Democrats as the biggest likelihood for a pick up by a Democrat,\u201d said MacManus.<\/p>\n<p>But the most vulnerable is HD 26 held by Democrat Debbie Marscel Powell.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s facing a strong challenge from Miami Dade Mayor Carlos Giminez.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-63267 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl 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https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00006.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Florida Republicans are putting on a full court press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou get one vote, and around the country now, it\u2019s 26-24 in terms of states that have majority Republican delegations. And that makes the House of Representatives more important than ever,\u201d said US Rep. Michael Waltz.<\/p>\n<p>Not since 1824 has the US House decided who would be president when it chose John Quincy Adams, who lost the popular vote over Andrew Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-63267 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still1012_00017\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00017-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00017-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00017-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00017.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still1012_00016\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00016-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00016-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00016-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00016.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still1012_00011\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00011-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00011-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00011-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Still1012_00011.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>He served just one term, and Jackson was elected President in 1828.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything seems to be a long shot. 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