In something of a surprise to me the Republicans have held on to the seat of the late Congressman Bill Young (R).

Given that the Democratic nominee had higher name recognition (having run for Governor) and the district now leans a bit Democratic I was expecting her to win but the GOP nominee edged her out by a narrow margin.

I don’t consider this a bellweather election but given that the Democrats need 17 seats to retake the House this was one seat they were hoping to carry into November.