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Rick Scott (right) would not be the first bald governor if elected in November. Harrison Reed (left) has that honor.
2010 is a historic election year in Florida.
A gripping three-way U.S. Senate race that could decide the balance of power in Washington. Competitive races for the state Cabinet. A proposed constitutional amendment that could shape state growth for decades.
Then there's the governor's race, where the Nov. 2 election will produce either Florida's first female chief executive or, a leading Republican says, its first bald one.
(Cue screeching of brakes.) You read that right — bald.
Republican Party of Florida Chairman John Thrasher made that claim about Rick Scott on Sept. 10 at a victory party in Scott's honor. "Rick, we will be the first party to elect a bald guy to governor," was the exact quote, according to the Associated Press' Brendan Farrington.
Read the result of that exclusive investigation here.
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