TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV\/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – Polls are open across Florida as candidates make their final push for votes ahead of the election.<\/p>\n
As of Monday afternoon, thousands of Floridians had already cast their ballots, with this year\u2019s midterm election expected to draw solid turnout.<\/p>\n
The Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley said the open race for governor, with no incumbent, is one factor driving voter interest.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s mid-term also includes races for U.S. Senate and other statewide offices.<\/p>\n
Florida Politics<\/p>\n
With mail-in voting under scrutiny, some folks may opt for early in-person voting instead.<\/p>\n
\u201dThe only chaos that is actually causing now is just the confusion of the voters. Yeah. So you can trust vote by mail,” Earley said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Gwen Graham was in Tallahassee Monday, challenging Republican Governor candidate Byron Donalds over data centers.<\/p>\n
Donalds responded to Graham\u2019s attack, saying, \u201cif local communities don\u2019t want a data center, a data center will not be built.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both gubernatorial candidates are scheduled to campaign this week, David Jolly with former President Bill Clinton and Byron Donalds with President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
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