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Kathy Castor wins Florida’s 14th District House race, AP projects

What’s new: The Associated Press called the race for Castor at 8:13 p.m. on election night.

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Rep. Kathy Castor, a Democrat, is projected to hold Florida’s 14th Congressional District over Republican Mike Beltran, according to the Associated Press and Decision Desk HQ. The Washington Examiner reports the race was called at 8:13 p.m., with 97 percent of the vote counted and Castor at 51.2 percent to Beltran’s 45.9 percent. Florida Republicans redrew the district in an effort to make it harder for Castor to win, The Hill and the Washington Examiner report. Bloomberg reports that fellow Democrat Jared Moskowitz also appears to have survived redistricting in South Florida.

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  1. Rep. Kathy Castor is projected to hold Florida’s 14th District over Republican Mike Beltran, according to the Associated Press and Decision Desk HQ.

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    Bloomberg
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    Townhall

  2. With 97 percent of the vote counted, Castor had 51.2 percent to Beltran’s 45.9 percent.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  3. Florida Republicans redrew the district in an effort to make it harder for Castor to win.

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    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    Townhall

  4. Democrat Jared Moskowitz also appears to have survived redistricting efforts to remove him from his South Florida seat.

    One outletBloomberg· Left

How each side tells it

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Left, center and right coverage all report that Castor is projected to hold her Tampa-area seat over Republican Mike Beltran. Center and right headlines stress that she held it despite Florida Republicans’ redistricting, while Bloomberg’s headline on the left focuses on Castor and Moskowitz both being projected to win.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The only left-side coverage is Bloomberg’s headline, which reports Castor and Moskowitz projected to win Florida House seats and presents the result as two Democratic holds.

    Castor and Moskowitz Projected to Win US House Seats in Florida
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines frame the result as Castor holding her seat despite Republican redistricting, while NewsNation’s headline is a neutral live-results listing.

    Florida Democrat Kathy Castor holds House seat despite GOP redistricting
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with Castor fending off or defeating Beltran despite the Florida redistricting, and the Far Right Townhall headline states the result in the same plain terms.

    Democrat Kathy Castor fends off GOP challenger after Florida redistricting
    Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    force her out

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    force her outMore neutral: redraw her district

    The phrase asserts as fact the motive and result of the redistricting, which a neutral wording would describe as a change to the district map.

    …challenger Mike Beltran in Tampa, despite Florida Republicans’ efforts to force her out through redistricting.

    Used byWashington Examiner (Right)

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From the left

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Leads with

  • Democratic holds in Florida
  • Castor and Moskowitz together
  • Survival of redistricting efforts
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  • BloombergLeft

    Castor and Moskowitz Projected to Win US House Seats in Florida

    Some key wins for Democrats in Florida. Two Democrats have apparently survived efforts to redistrict them out of their seats: Jared Moskowitz in South Florida and Kathy Castor in Hillsborough County. Bloomberg's David Gura reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Castor holding her seat
  • Republican redistricting
  • Decision Desk HQ projection
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  • The HillCenter

    Florida Democrat Kathy Castor holds House seat despite GOP redistricting

    Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) is projected to hold on to her Tampa-area seat after fending off a challenge from Republican Mike Beltran, and a bid by Republicans to redistrict her seat, according to Decision Desk HQ. …

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  • NewsNationCenter

    Live results: Rep. Kathy Castor faces Mike Beltran in Florida’s 14th District

    (NewsNation) — In Florida’s 14th Congressional district, which includes parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas County and encompasses Tampa Bay, Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor and Republican Florida House Rep. …

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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Castor holding the seat
  • Redistricting as the backdrop
  • Beltran as the challenger
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  • Washington ExaminerRight

    Democrat Kathy Castor fends off GOP challenger after Florida redistricting

    Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) succeeded in holding off Republican challenger Mike Beltran in Tampa, despite Florida Republicans’ efforts to Loaded verb“force her out”The phrase asserts as fact the motive and result of the redistricting, which a neutral wording would describe as a change to the district map.More neutral: redraw her districtDisagree with this highlight? through redistricting. The race was called for Castor at 8:13 p.m. by the Associated Press. …

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  • TownhallFar Right

    Democrat Kathy Castor Defeats Republican Mike Beltran to Retain Florida's 14th District

    The race in Florida’s 14th District has been called for Democrat Kathy Castor, who will retain her seat despite a redrawn map to give Republicans an edge in the state.

    Read at Townhall (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

    14 hr 45 min later

    Its first report, Nov 3, 8:45 PM EST

  • Center

    First to report

    NewsNation, Nov 3, 6:00 AM EST

  • Right

    13 hr 56 min later

    Its first report, Nov 3, 7:55 PM EST

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  1. NewsNationCenterNov 3, 6:00 AM EST
  2. The HillCenterNov 3, 7:50 PM EST
  3. TownhallFar RightNov 3, 7:55 PM EST
  4. Washington ExaminerRightNov 3, 8:16 PM EST
  5. BloombergLeftNov 3, 8:45 PM EST

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