Republican John Mica Survives Race Of His Life

Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) won re-election Tuesday, narrowly escaping the biggest political challenge of his 23-year career in Congress by defeating Democratic newcomer Stephanie Murphy. Mica nearly got caught flat-footed by Murphy, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and a redrawn district that put about 25 percent of his constituents in another district. At a campaign event in late October, he told voters that he didn’t have a campaign manager and had “a terrible press operation.” Yet des...