JUST IN: Gillum may ask for recount in Florida governor's race

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Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum's (D) campaign said Thursday it was open to the possibility of asking for a recount as elections officials continue to count late ballots in the hard-fought race to become Florida's next governor.

Gillum conceded defeat to former Rep. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday night. The most recent results show DeSantis leading Gillum by about 43,000 votes, or 0.6 percentage points.

But Democrats, led by Sen. Bill Nelson's (D) campaign, are waiting on what they say are tens of thousands of ballots left to be counted or reviewed in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Gillum spokeswoman Johanna Cervone said in a statement Thursday that the campaign was paying close attention to the late counts.

"On Tuesday night, the Gillum for Governor campaign operated with the best information available about the number of outstanding ballots left to count. Since that time, it has become clear there are many more uncounted ballots than was originally reported. Our campaign, along with our attorney Barry Richard, is monitoring the situation closely and is ready for any outcome, including a state-mandated recount," Cervone said in a statement.