Rep. Val Demings wins Democratic primary to run for U.S. Senate in Florida

U.S. Representative Val Demings, a former police chief of Orlando, Florida, won the Democratic nomination to run for U.S. Senate in the state, Edison Research projected on Tuesday.

She will face incumbent Republican Senator Marco Rubio in the Nov. 8 general election.

We did it, Florida! We won the primary, now it’s time for us to #RetireRubio – watch my speech live now: https://t.co/EAZK2T5Rro #RunningtoWin

— Val Demings (@valdemings) August 23, 2022