{"id":375158,"date":"2026-08-19T01:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T01:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375158\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T01:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T01:26:09","slug":"live-blog-election-results-start-to-roll-in-across-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375158\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE BLOG: Election results start to roll in across Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; As voters cast their ballots across the state in the primary election, WCTV will be covering races from both the state and local races.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/authors\/MattHoffmann\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/authors\/MattHoffmann\/\">Matt Hoffmann<\/a> will be following the outcomes of statewide races<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/authors\/briannashaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brianna Shaw<\/a>\u00a0will be monitoring the race for the Congressional District 2 seat. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/authors\/AbraiyaRuffin\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/authors\/AbraiyaRuffin\/\">Abraiya Ruffin <\/a>is following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/video\/2026\/06\/16\/capital-region-news-collaborative-candidate-forum-tallahassee-city-commission-seat-3\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/video\/2026\/06\/16\/capital-region-news-collaborative-candidate-forum-tallahassee-city-commission-seat-3\/\">Tallahassee City Commission Seat 3 race.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/authors\/julia.miller\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/authors\/julia.miller\/\">Julia Miller<\/a> will be following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/08\/12\/tallahassee-mayoral-candidates-share-vision-city-ahead-primary-election\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/08\/12\/tallahassee-mayoral-candidates-share-vision-city-ahead-primary-election\/\">Tallahassee mayoral race<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">This blog will be updated throughout the night with reports on local and statewide elections. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">You can view our full election results page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/politics\/election-results\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/politics\/election-results\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tuesday, 8:51 p.m. WCTV calls Tallahassee City Commission Seat 5 race, Runoff between Dot Inman-Johnson and Dianne Williams-Cox<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Incumbent Dianne Williams-Cox and former Tallahassee Mayor Dot Inman-Johnson are headed for a runoff in November in the race for City Commission Seat 5. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Candidate Tifany Hill had the fewest votes out of the three candidates as of Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Incumbent Dianne Williams-Cox and former Tallahassee Mayor Dot Inman-Johnson are headed for a...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TGS62C6RZNDIPPCR2NLU5ALMMY.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Incumbent Dianne Williams-Cox and former Tallahassee Mayor Dot Inman-Johnson are headed for a runoff in November in the race for City Commission Seat 5.(WCTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tuesday, 8:03 p.m. AP calls Senate race, Nixon defeats Vindman<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Representative Angie Nixon secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, according to the Associated Press. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Nixon defeated opponent Alex Vindman in a tight race.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Angie Nixon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RDMFC22D7BC7PN5JH2HGKEXCJM.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Angie Nixon(WCTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tuesday, 8:03 p.m. Byron Donalds wins GOP nomination for Governor<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/08\/19\/congressman-byron-donalds-secures-republican-nomination-fl-governor\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/08\/19\/congressman-byron-donalds-secures-republican-nomination-fl-governor\/\">Congressman Byron Donalds<\/a> is projected to win the Republican nomination for governor, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Congressman Byron Donalds is projected to win the Republican nomination for governor.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XIFBAYIEIZEDXBP63VHV6RST2Y.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Congressman Byron Donalds is projected to win the Republican nomination for governor.(WCTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. Polls close across Florida<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Polls across Florida are now closed. Leon County saw record turnout on Tuesday with 37.16% of voters casting their ballots. Leon County Supervisor of Elections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/08\/18\/leon-co-supervisor-elections-says-election-running-smoothly-county-sees-impressive-turnout\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/08\/18\/leon-co-supervisor-elections-says-election-running-smoothly-county-sees-impressive-turnout\/\">Mark Earley says things went smoothly<\/a> on Tuesday. \u201cHeavy turnout, which is great, especially for a primary,\u201d Earley said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/08\/18\/live-blog-election-results-start-roll-across-florida\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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