Florida midterm turnout hits 60.9%, second highest in three decades
Secretary of State Cord Byrd says more than 8 million Floridians voted, and Gov. Ron DeSantis credits Amendment 3 with helping drive turnout.
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Secretary of State Cord Byrd says more than 8 million Floridians voted, and Gov. Ron DeSantis credits Amendment 3 with helping drive turnout.
Democrat Nicole Locklin says her vote count briefly surged and then dropped on election night, and the Associated Press says a data-entry error caused an incorrect total to appear.
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At least two polling places in Davie and Coral Springs have reported flooding and had to relocate voters.
Voters must use their assigned precincts on Tuesday; polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the governor and Senate candidates are making final campaign stops.
The rally marked the second stop in Hialeah for Donalds as part of a statewide bus tour.
The candidates met for the second forum in a week in the newly drawn district, and more than 1.6 million Floridians have already voted.
Supervisors of elections in Leon and Monroe counties say they contacted the FBI, and immigration advocates called the presence of agents at polling places inappropriate.
Armed and in uniform, agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been knocking on doors to ask residents about their immigration status whether they're registered to vote.
Republican Scott Singer called it a turnout race, and Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz did not speak with reporters after the hour-long forum.
Democrats have cast about 400,000 mail ballots to Republicans' 340,000, and in-person early votes are nearly even so far.
Republicans have nearly 5.69 million registered voters to almost 4.15 million for Democrats, among 13.7 million voters statewide.
Organizers planned events across Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties Saturday to promote voter participation for the midterms.
If approved, the longer term would start with the 2028 election, so whoever wins this November will serve two years.
U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and challenger Eliott Rodriguez both cite affordability and immigration as top concerns, and early voting begins Monday.
Republican incumbent Mario Diaz-Balart faces Democrat Nicole Locklin and independent candidate Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey in Florida's 26th District.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens.
Attorney General James Uthmeier says 20 people have been arrested and prosecuted, with 12 already in custody as of Thursday.
Valery Zidor, 23, pleaded guilty to falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on two voter registration forms and illegally casting a ballot in the 2024 general election.
About 150 ballots have been returned so far from nearly 200,000 sent to military and overseas voters.
In total, nearly 3.36 million votes were cast in the primary out of 13.5 million registered voters in the state.
As primary election day unfolds across Florida, voters are heading to the polls with a mix of civic duty and measured concern, highlighting the importance of local races even as turnout often lags behind general elections.
