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With about 79% of the vote, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has been named as the winner of Florida's special election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings in Congress. But Republican Jason Mariner, who was trounced, refuses to concede and said he plans to sue.
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