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10 of the closest statewide races heading into Election 2010

Here鈥檚 what鈥檚 going on in 10 of the closest statewide elections:

2. Florida governor

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Alex Sink (l.) and Rick Scott

While the Florida Senate race has gotten the most press nationally, it鈥檚 the governor鈥檚 race that has been the closest.

Recent polls have gone back and forth between favoring Democratic candidate Alex Sink, the state鈥檚 chief financial officer, and Republican Rick Scott, who pulled out a surprise win in the primary after spending large amounts of his own money.

In recent weeks, Mr. Scott鈥檚 numbers have been rising somewhat, and Florida is arguably a Republican-leaning state even in a year that didn鈥檛 favor Republicans as much as this one does.

Still, Ms. Sink has managed to keep the race close 鈥 and Scott has struggled to build enthusiasm. In a race that seems to swing back and forth weekly, it鈥檚 anyone鈥檚 guess who the victor will be next week.

As in many races, the outcome may hinge largely on who can best mobilize voters 鈥 a possible challenge for Sink given the relative weakness of Democratic Senate candidate Kendrick Meek.

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