Orlando businessman Todd Wilcox said Friday that he is dropping out of Florida's Senate race and will throw his support behind Marco Rubio.

  • Todd Wilcox drops out of Senate race
  • Will back Rubio, who decided to run for re-election

Wilcox made the announcement just two days after saying he would stay in. Rubio, a former Republican presidential candidate, earlier this week reversed a previous decision not to run for re-election.

Wilcox, a U.S. Army combat veteran, doesn't agree with Rubio on everything, but said Rubio has a better chance of winning in November.

"We've traveled different paths, but I respect his grasp of the challenges we face and I appreciate the reality that he, as the incumbent, is best positioned to defeat either Patrick Murphy or Alan Grayson in November. We cannot allow either of these liberal Democrats to carry on the disastrous policies of the Obama administration — Floridians deserve better," Wilcox said in a statement posted on his Facebook page.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.