A Florida Republican who was defeated by 59 percentage points in a congressional special election won't concede

A Florida Republican who lost a congressional special election by a huge margin last Tuesday has refused to concede the race, according to CBS Miami.

The progressive Democrat who pledged to fight for $1,000 monthly checks for Americans and backs policies like the Green New Deal and Medicare for All easily defeated the Republican in the race to succeed the late Congressman Alcee Hastings.

In the Florida's 20th District, Cherfilus-McCormick defeated Mariner by a 78.7% to 19.6% margin. In a clear victory, the congresswoman received 43,663 votes to her opponent's 10,883.

In a similar way to former President Donald Trump, who continues to dispute his election loss to President Joe Biden, Mariner has pointed to the South Florida district as being rife with fraud.

"Now they called the race, so they say, but that doesn't mean that they lost either, it does not mean that we lost," the Republican told CBS after the race was called.

The lawsuit was filed before the polls closed for the special election because of the ballot issues in the two populous Democratic-leaning counties that anchor the district.

"We'll have some stuff coming out that we've recently discovered, so we don't have to tell you anything about it," he said.

Cherfilus-McCormick brushed off Mariner's move after she eked out a five-vote victory over a former candidate in a multicandidate Democratic primary in November.

She told CBS that this wouldn't be her first time running against an opponent who is refusing to concede, so it's not our first time.

In November, a former Commissioner filed a lawsuit against the Democratic primary results, claiming that the advocacy for a universal basic income plan was a bribe to voters.

The election results would be certified in 14 days, with challenges allowed for 10 days after that point, according to CBS.

While candidates who are unsuccessful in their races aren't legally bound to concede, Trump's refusal to acknowledge his loss to Biden has become a major point of contention for partisans.

Republicans across the country have rushed to implement voting restrictions after Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election.

The John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act are two Republican-led bills that Congressional Democrats have sought to overturn.