Voting Button, Election Day (File) As Florida’s general election approaches on Tuesday, candidates across the state are making their last appeals
As Florida’s general election approaches on Tuesday, candidates across the state are making their last appeals to voters. By Friday morning, approximately 6.73 million voters—48% of Florida’s 13.95 million registered voters—had already cast their ballots, according to the state Division of Elections.
Republicans currently lead with 2,995,871 votes cast, followed by Democrats with 2,218,111. Unaffiliated voters contributed 1,364,203 ballots, while third-party voters accounted for 153,775.
Despite the GOP’s lead, Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried remains optimistic, citing public frustration with extremism and predicting “a lot of surprises” on Election Day.
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Governor Ron DeSantis, though not on the ballot, has been highly visible, rallying against two key ballot measures: one to legalize recreational marijuana and another to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
DeSantis has brought in heads of state agencies, including the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Health, to help campaign against these proposals, deploying various state resources to oppose the measures.
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With candidates up and down the ballot making their final pitches, both parties anticipate high stakes and potential upsets in Tuesday’s results.
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