Polls for the 2026 midterm election will close in a few hours in Florida and while we will not know the results until later tonight, we do know that turnout will be massive.
Data from the Florida Division of Elections shows nearly 5.5 million voters have either turned in vote-by-mail ballots or voted early going into Tuesday, out of 13.7 million voters.
By 4 p.m., data show another 2 million voters have cast their ballots so far today.
The election is a consequential one. Aside from the congressional elections, voters are also choosing a new governor for the state, the first in 8 years. They’re also voting on:
Attorney general
Chief financial officer
Commissioner of agriculture
Every Florida House seat
Several Florida Senate seats
County commission races
City and town elections
Local runoff elections
Constitutional amendments and local referendums, including Amendment 3, which would severely cut local property taxes if approved with 60% of the vote
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We will update you throughout the afternoon and night on the latest election news in this story.
Latest updates
4:17 p.m.
Voters, election officials scramble as flooding impacts Brevard polling places
In Brevard County, residents had to adjust their voting plans because of the widespread flooding.
Six polling places had to be relocated Tuesday.
Some voters told News 6’s Tylisa Hampton that they had to drive further away because of the changes, but it was too important not to vote.
“Well I wanted to do early voting, but I didn’t get a chance,” one voter said. “Vote your opinions and your beliefs.”
If you are a voter in Brevard County, check THIS STORY before you go and make sure your polling place has not changed.
4 p.m.
Donalds ‘at peace’ with campaign, while Jolly optimistic
Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds cast his ballot Tuesday with his wife Erika in Collier County.
Donalds, who is holding his election night watch party at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, told WINK-TV that addressing affordability would be among his top priorities if elected governor.
“Honestly, it’s been a great journey. Really at peace with how we’ve conducted ourselves, how we ran this campaign,” Donalds told the TV station.
News 6’s Mike DeForest will have updates from Donalds’ party HERE.
Meanwhile, his Democratic opponent, David Jolly, greeted voters outside a polling place in Pinellas County Tuesday.
Jolly said he recognized that the odds in this election may be stacked against him.
“It’s Florida,” Jolly said. “The numbers are against the Democratic nominee, but I think what we’re seeing is voters are about to defy history.”
News 6’s Mike Valente will have updates from the Jolly campaign throughout the night HERE.
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