McBride pulls off huge Florida primary shock by beating Reno

POLITICAL novice Bill McBride has pulled off a huge upset in beating former US Attorney General, Janet Reno, in a Florida Democratic primary marred

McBride won Tuesday's primary and the Democratic bid to face Republican Governor Jeb Bush in November's general election by about 8,000 votes, according to a newspaper tally posted on the South Florida Sun-Sentinel's website.

The Florida Department of Elections website vote count lagged the newspaper totals. The 67 counties were required to report unofficial results to the state elections department by noon yesterday.