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Florida orders vote recount in Senate and governor races
Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to "steal" a US senate seat and governorship in Florida after the state ordered recounts.
Florida announced it will hold a machine recount of votes in its neck-and-neck races for Senate and governor, which were both being narrowly led by Republican candidates.
Results will be due by 3pm on Thursday, its secretary of state said on Saturday.
Mr Trump wrote on Twitter: "Trying to STEAL two big elections in Florida! We are watching closely!"
The two contests, along with those for governor in Georgia and for the US Senate in Arizona, are the most high-profile races still undecided after Tuesday's midterm congressional elections.
In Florida's election for the Senate, Republican Governor Rick Scott had seen his lead narrow over incumbent Democratic US Senator Bill Nelson to about 12,500 votes, or 0.15 per cent, by Saturday afternoon.
Nelson said his campaign would continue taking action to ensure every vote is counted without interference or efforts to undermine the democratic process.
"We believe when every legal ballot is counted we'll win this election," Nelson said in a statement.
Scott urged every sheriff in the state to watch for any violations during the recount process.
"We will not let unethical liberals steal this election!" Scott wrote on Twitter.
In the gubernatorial contest, unofficial results showed Republican Ron DeSantis' lead over Democrat Andrew Gillum had slimmed to about 33,700 votes, or 0.41 percent.
Accusations of fraud and lawsuits have emerged over the Florida contests in recent days, conjuring memories of the state's 2000 presidential vote recount.
In that election, the winner of the White House hung in the balance for weeks before the US Supreme Court stopped the counting and Republican George W. Bush triumphed over Democrat Al Gore.