The unofficial results show that Republican former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis led Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum by 0.41 percentage points.

As outgoing governor, Scott said at a news conference Thursday night that he was ordering the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate elections offices in the Democratic strongholds of Palm Beach and Broward counties.

"Do not wait, evacuate. Not tonight, not in an hour, you need to go right now. If you’re in an evacuation zone, leave.," said Governor Rick Scott.