{"id":375401,"date":"2026-08-19T07:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T07:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375401\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T07:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T07:22:27","slug":"florida-primary-election-results-live-governor-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375401\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida primary election results live: Governor race"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Livestream\" <\/p>\n

Florida voters head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the state\u2019s primary election to determine who will face-off against each other in November to be the next governor of the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n

Gov. Ron DeSantis has served two terms and cannot run for a third because of term limits. His current term ends in January 2027.<\/p>\n

When are election results released? <\/p>\n

Timeline:<\/p>\n

Polls in Florida are open from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. local time (parts of the Florida Panhandle fall under Central Time). Shortly after polls close, initial election results will be released.<\/p>\n

Live election results: Florida governor race <\/p>\n

Nearly a dozen Republican candidates qualified for the Florida primary. Though experts said the race was largely between Bryon Donalds, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, Paul Renner (R), and James Fishback (R).<\/p>\n

On the Democratic side, a half-dozen candidates qualified: David Jolly, a former Republican member of Congress; Evelyn-Castillo-Bach, Thomas Eloy Fernandez, Dayna Marie Foster, Dotie Joseph, and Stephann Norman.<\/p>\n

The Source: Live election results are from the Associated Press and the Florida Division of Elections.<\/p>\n

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