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TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) – Latest news on polling day in Florida (local time):
11:45
Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who overthrew GOP representative Carlos Curbelo in the 26th parliamentary district of South Florida, is the first person born in Ecuador to sit on the American House.
A biographical site run by the office of the historian of the House shows that no other member is from that country of South America.
Mucarsel-Powell says she emigrated to the United States at the age of 14 with her mother and sisters in a one-room apartment in Miami. Her first job was in a donut shop and she progressed gradually to college to become a director at Florida International University and work for many non-profit organizations.
From now on, Mucarsel-Powell will represent a congressional district extending from the southern suburbs of Miami to Key West, passing through most of the Everglades National Park.
Curbelo, an American of Cuban descent, was seeking a third term in the House.
10:40
Democratic MP Bill Nelson says he's gearing up for a recount in his run against Republican Gov. Rick Scott.
Nelson's campaign on Wednesday issued a statement claiming that the setback remains tight and that Scott has prematurely won. Under Florida law, there is an automatic recount if the margin is half a percent or less. Scott leads Nelson with 34,537 votes over 8.1 million votes.
State officials will officially request a recount only on Saturday, when the first set of unofficial reports must be submitted.
Scott's spokesman, Chris Hartline, criticized Nelson for asking for a recount, calling the end of his political career "sad".
(This item has been modified to change the voting margin numbers).
4:10
The race in the US Senate in Florida between incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson and Republican Rick Scott is too close to be followed.
Scott's lead in Tuesday's race is 38,717 votes over 8 million votes cast, a margin of less than half a percent.
Under Florida state law, a recount is mandatory if the margin of the winning candidate is less than 0.5 percentage point.
The Associated Press does not call any race that can recount.
Scott said earlier victory in the race. Nelson has not publicly conceded.
12:45
Florida Governor Rick Scott announces his victory in a disputed and expensive race for the US Senate.
Scott told his supporters gathered in Naples that the elections against incumbent US Senator Bill Nelson had been "confrontational and difficult," but he promised to change the direction of Washington, DC.
The Associated Press has not called the race yet.
Nelson did not publicly concede the race. Shortly after midnight, his chief of staff spoke with a dozen supporters again and declared Scott the winner on the basis of numerous reports. He said Nelson would make a statement Wednesday later and declined to answer questions.
The Senate race pitted two heavyweights against Florida politics. Scott is a two-term governor who has been urged by President Donald Trump.
11:45
Florida's elected governor, Ron DeSantis, said he won the governor's leadership race, despite "political and media classes" eager to write his political obituary.
In a victory speech on Tuesday night, DeSantis called polling day "the day the elites will not call the shots … and will not set the agenda".
DeSantis thanked President Donald Trump for his support.
The 40-year-old former US congressman defeated Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum, a 39-year-old politician who became angry when he won the Democratic primary in August.
DeSantis promised to keep state taxes low and protect taxpayers' money. He also promised to protect the Florida environment by ending the red tides and restoring the Everglades.
23:30.
Republican Ron DeSantis has been elected governor of Florida and keeps the seat under the control of the GOP.
DeSantis was supported in the race by President Donald Trump.
Gillum conceded Tuesday night to a crowd gathered on the campus of Florida A & M University.
The mayor of Tallahassee had sought to become the first black governor of the state and the first Democrat to win the race for the governor's race in more than 20 years.
Gillum said that he was sorry "I could not bring him home for you" but added, "I'm not going anywhere."
Aged 39, he was surprised by winning the Democratic primary in August.
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11:25 p.m.
Republican chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis will retain his position in the Florida cabinet.
Patronis defeated former Democratic Senator Jeremy Ring in Tuesday's election.
Republican Governor Rick Scott appointed him to fill the rest of Republican Jeff Atwater's tenure.
Atwater took a job at Florida Atlantic University.
Patronis, 46, spent eight years in the Florida legislature before Scott named him a member of the state council that regulates public services. His family has a popular restaurant in Panama City Beach.
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11:10
Democrat Andrew Gillum has entrusted the race to the US governor of the Republic, former US Republican Representative Ron DeSantis. The Associated Press did not call the race.
The mayor of Tallahassee had sought to energize voters in his party as a shameless liberal.
DeSantis had hoped to win the support of President Donald Trump.
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11 o'clock in the evening.
Florida voters have approved a radical move expanding the rights of victims of crime and increasing the age of mandatory retirement for judges.
Voters approved on Tuesday Amendment 6. The measure gives victims and their families the right to due process, speedy procedure and consideration of their well-being when the provisional release of the suspect is guaranteed. It also increases the age of mandatory retirement for judges to 75 years instead of 70.
Supporters said the measure gave victims of crime the same rights as the accused.
The American Civil Liberties Union and other opponents said the measure was not necessary, as the victims already had the same rights as the Florida defendants. They stated that the measure would impede the right of an accused to a fair trial.
The measure was put to the vote by the Florida Constitutional Review Commission, a panel chosen by the governor, legislators and the president of the Supreme Court. The commission meets every 20 years.
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11 o'clock in the evening.
Florida voters rejected a measure that would have reduced their property taxes.
Voters on Tuesday rejected Amendment 1, which would have exempted family properties from paying non-school taxes on the portion of their home valued between $ 100,000 and $ 125,000. Most homeowners would have saved a few hundred dollars.
Many local governments objected to the measure. The state estimates that it would have cost these governments about $ 645 million next year.
The measure was placed on the ballot by the legislature.
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10:45
Florida voters approved a measure adding two new state agencies, setting the start date of the legislature in even years and requiring counties to have and elect certain offices. Voters on Tuesday approved amendment 10, which calls on the state to create an office of homeland security and counter-terrorism and to maintain a veterans affairs ministry, which already exists.
It also requires that in even years, the legislature begins its annual session in January instead of March because of the election season. Finally, the counties must have an elected sheriff, a tax collector, a real estate appraiser, an election supervisor and a clerk of the Circuit Court.
Proponents said the measure was necessary because not all counties voted for all offices. They said that it also protects veterans and residents.
Opponents argued that every constitutional amendment should cover only one problem.
The measure was put to the vote by the Florida Constitutional Review Commission, a panel chosen by the governor, legislators and the president of the Supreme Court. The commission meets every 20 years.
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10:20
Florida voters approved a composite measure that requires death benefits for survivors of first responders and soldiers on active duty and makes it harder to raise university fees.
Voters approved amendment 7 on Tuesday, one of four measures grouping unrelated elements. The amendment requires government agencies to pay a death benefit of up to $ 150,000 to the spouses of police officers, firefighters, paramedics, prison guards and other first responders killed in the exercise of their duties. functions. The state will also be required to pay a death benefit to the families of Florida residents killed while serving in the US military. In both cases, surviving children will receive university education.
The measure also states that university tuition fees other than tuition fees can not be increased without a qualified majority vote of the school board and the board of directors. State administration.
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9:50 p.m.
Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell ousted GOP representative Carlos Curbelo from a seat in the Florida House and replaced him with the Democratic column.
Voters chose Mucarsel-Powell Tuesday in the 26th district, which stretches from South Miami to Key West. Curbelo represents the district since 2014. The trends are more democratic.
Mucarsel-Powell is from Ecuador. She sought to tie Curbelo closely to the policies of President Donald Trump, who were considered unpopular in the district. She also emphasized the problem of gun violence with announcements about her father's shooting death.
Mucarsel-Powell worked for a number of non-profit organizations in the Miami area and had previously ran unsuccessfully for the Florida Senate.
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9:45 p.m.
Republican Ashley Moody will be the next Attorney General of Florida.
Moody beat Democratic Senator Sean Shaw in Tuesday's election. Moody is a former judge and federal prosecutor in the Tampa area.
During the campaign, she pointed out that Shaw had never prosecuted and that his first should not be Attorney General. Moody is a fifth generation Floridian. She will assume the position held by Republican Pam Bondi, who was banned from standing for election due to term limits.
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9:45 p.m.
Florida voters have frozen the magnitude of tax increases on commercial, rental and other properties that do not enjoy a home ownership exemption.
Voters on Tuesday approved Amendment 2, which permanently sets an annual cap of 10% increases in the assessed value of properties that are not homesteaded. The ceiling does not apply to school taxes.
The amendment was strongly supported by the Florida Association of Realtors.
The measure was placed on the ballot by the legislature.
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21:30.
Republican Ross Spano won a seat in the Florida Open House, now in the GOP column.
Spano beat Democratic Kristen Carlson in the 15th district, which includes Lakeland and some eastern suburbs of Tampa. The seat was opened when Republican MP Dennis Ross decided to retire.
Spano has served at the Florida House since 2012 and has campaigned as a common sense conservative who would lobby for the recent tax cuts to be permanent.
Carlson is a lawyer who served as attorney and general counsel for the Florida Department of Citrus. Carlson said that she wanted to work for a bigger compromise in Congress.
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9:10 p.m.
Most Florida criminals who have completed their sentences will be able to vote again in the next election.
On Tuesday, voters voted in favor of Amendment 4, which says that most criminals will be automatically reinstated after serving their sentence or on probation. The amendment exempts persons found guilty of sexual offenses and murder.
Supporters said the current state system was too expensive. The criminals had to wait at least five years after serving their sentence before they could apply to the governor and cabinet. About 1.4 million people are affected. Almost all states allow criminals to vote after serving their sentence.
Opponents argued that the measure treated all criminals in the same way and prevented everyone from being tried individually.
The measure was placed on the ballot by petition.
(This item has been modified to correct the number of criminals concerned to 1.4 million).
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9:10 p.m.
Florida voters approved a measure that prohibits public servants from lobbying for six years after the end of their service.
Voters approved Tuesday Amendment 12, which bars elected officials, agency heads, judges and others from lobbying for compensation for six years after leaving office, instead of the current two. They will still be allowed to lobby as part of their official duties. For example, a county commissioner could contact a legislator about transportation funding.
Supporters say that it is necessary to stop the "revolving door" of elected officials who leave office, and then go to work for lobbying firms who have already tried to persuade them.
Opponents say the six-year limit is too long and could dissuade good candidates from running for office.
The measure was put to the vote by the Florida Constitutional Review Commission, a panel chosen by the governor, legislators and the president of the Supreme Court. The commission meets every 20 years.
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9:10 p.m.
Florida voters approved a measure banning offshore oil drilling and the use of electronic cigarettes in most enclosed workplaces.
Voters approved amendment 9 on Tuesday, one of four measures combining unbound elements. The amendment prohibits the drilling of oil or natural gas in the territorial waters of the state. This was a major concern for both environmentalists and tourism officials, who feared that a spill would ruin the beaches.
The measure also prohibits the use of electronic cigarettes or vaping at workplaces. Exceptions are made for private residences used for activities other than childcare, elder care or health care; autonomous bars; designated hotel rooms; and tobacco shops and vape.
Opponents had argued that every constitutional amendment should cover only one problem. They also said that a ban on vaping should be handled by the legislature.
The measure was put to the vote by the Florida Constitutional Review Commission, a panel chosen by the governor, legislators and the president of the Supreme Court. The commission meets every 20 years.
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9:10 p.m.
Florida voters have stripped the power of the state legislature to allow most casino games.
Voters on Tuesday approved Amendment 3, which states that the only way to approve casino games is to be launched as part of a state-wide initiative through a Citizen's petition. Exceptions were made for Indian reserve casinos.
The Walt Disney Co. and the Seminole Tribe of Indians, which owns casinos in the Fort Lauderdale and Tampa areas, are among the advocates of the measure.
Opponents included runners of horses and dogs. They accused Disney and the Seminoles of not wanting competition to attract tourists. They said that the decision to allow or not the casinos should be left to the voters of each county.
The measure was placed on the ballot by petition.
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9:10 p.m.
Florida will soon ban greyhound racing.
State voters approved on Tuesday Amendment 13, which bans bets on greyhound racing from 2021. The 11 tracks that retain the sport will be allowed to retain their most profitable poker rooms , simultaneous betting and, in South Florida, slot machines.
The sport remains in five other states, but may be too small to survive.
Supporters said the races were inherently cruel, highlighting the average of two deaths a week due to illness or injury among the state's 8,000 racing dogs.
Opponents said dogs are better treated than most animals and like to race. They said that the industry supports 3000 jobs.
The measure was put to the vote by the Florida Constitutional Review Commission, a panel chosen by the governor, legislators and the president of the Supreme Court. The commission meets every 20 years.
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21h
Miami voters have approved the way forward for the creation of a Major League Soccer complex led by retired star David Beckham.
Voters agreed on Tuesday to allow Beckham and his partners to avoid competitive bidding and negotiate directly with the city a 99-year lease for the conversion of a 7-hectare golf course ( 30 hectares) in football complex.
The plans include the construction of a 25,000-seat football stadium, a 23-hectare public park, a hotel, a business and offices.
In addition, Beckham and his partner Jorge Mas would agree to spend about $ 35 million to clean up toxic waste on the site and pay a living wage to employees.
The official name of the team is Club Internacional de Futbol Miami or Inter Miami.
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20:30.
GOP US Representative Brian Mast was re-elected to the Florida House of Representatives.
Mast beat Democratic Lauren Baer on Tuesday for a second term in the 18th district, which includes Stuart, Port St. Lucie and Jupiter.
Mast served in the US Army in Afghanistan as a bomb technician, losing both legs when a machine exploded. He received the bronze star, purple heart and other praise.
In Congress, Mast has generally supported the policies of President Donald Trump and has also worked on the issues of veterans.
Baer is a lawyer who previously served as an advisor to former state secretaries Hillary Clinton and John Kerry and the former US. Ambassador Samantha Power.
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20:30.
US Republican Representative Mario Diaz-Balart was re-elected for a ninth term in the Florida Congress.
Diaz-Balart beat Tuesday Democrat Mary Barzee Flores in the 25th district of Florida, which includes the western suburbs of Miami and areas near Naples, to the west.
The 56-year-old Cuban-American Republican has campaigned for his experience and strong position on the House's credit committee, while staying out of the controversy involving President Donald Trump.
The lawyer and former judge Barzee Flores tried to tie Diaz-Balart to Trump and money from the National Rifle Association. Barzee Flores was appointed to a federal magistrate position by President Barack Obama, but she never got a Senate vote.
Diaz-Balart's brother, Lincoln, also served in the House and another brother, Jose, is a news presenter of the network.
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20:30.
Republican Michael Waltz won the election at an open house in Florida, retaining the disputed 6th district in the GOP column.
La Valse defeated Democrat Nancy Soderberg on Tuesday to win the vacancy left by Republican Ron DeSantis, who resigned as governor of Florida. The district includes the cities of Daytona Beach and Deltona.
Waltz has not asked for an elective position before. He runs a government procurement company and is a former green beret of the army who served in Afghanistan. He was also a foreign policy analyst under the presidency of George W. Bush. During his campaign, he focused on the goal of seeking a compromise in Congress.
Soderberg runs a public service program at the University of North Florida and has previously served on the National Security Council and the United Nations under President Bill Clinton.
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20:30.
US Republican Representative Neal Dunn was re-elected to the Florida House.
Dunn won a second two-year term on Tuesday in a sprawling district of North Florida defeating Democrat Bob Rackleff, a former naval veteran and former Commissioner of Leon County.
Dunn is a surgeon and veteran who founded a urological practice in Panama with more than 400 employees.
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20:30.
US GOP representative Francis Rooney won a second term in Florida.
Rooney defeated Democrat David Holden in the 19th Congressional District, which includes the cities of Naples and Cape Coral, in southwestern Florida.
Rooney had never been elected until his 2016 victory in the House. He has operated Rooney Holdings Inc. for more than three decades in areas such as construction and construction management, oil and gas, retail and transportation.
Holden and his wife run a financial planning and retirement planning business in Naples.
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20:30.
Republican Greg Steube won the election at an open seat of the American House in Florida.
The former state legislator beat Tuesday Democrat Allen Ellison in the 17th congressional district. The district extends from the towns of Sebring and Okeechobee to the southwestern Gulf coast.
Ellison is a community organizer involved in economic issues. He became an alternate Democratic candidate after the death of the award-winning candidate, April Freeman, six weeks before the general election.
Steube is a lawyer and a veteran.
The headquarters opened when Republican President Tom Rooney retired earlier this year.
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20:30.
GOP US Representative Brian Mast was re-elected to the Florida House of Representatives.
Mast beat Democratic Lauren Baer on Tuesday for a second term in the 18th district, which includes Stuart, Port St. Lucie and Jupiter.
Mast served in the US Army in Afghanistan as a bomb technician, losing both legs when a machine exploded. He received the bronze star, purple heart and other praise.
In Congress, Mast has generally supported the policies of President Donald Trump and has also worked on the issues of veterans.
Baer is a lawyer who previously served as an advisor to former state secretaries Hillary Clinton and John Kerry and the former US. Ambassador Samantha Power.
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20:30.
US Republican Representative Vern Buchanan was re-elected for a seventh term in Florida.
Buchanan defeated Democrat David Shapiro on Tuesday to retain his seat in the 16th district, which includes Sarasota and Bradenton.
Buchanan owned car dealerships and a printing shop before attending the convention. He sits on the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees taxes and rights programs, such as social security, and has championed the streamlining of the tax code.
Shapiro is a lawyer who has campaigned to improve health care, create better jobs and protect the environment. He repeatedly criticized Buchanan for buying a yacht after voting for the GOP House tax bill.
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20:30.
Outgoing Republican Matt Gaetz was re-elected to the Florida House of Representatives.
Gaetz beat Tuesday Democrat Jennifer Zimmerman in the 1st district of Florida, which extends from Pensacola to much of western Florida. Zimmerman is a pediatrician from the Philippines.
Gaetz previously served as the state's representative at the Florida House. He is a committed supporter of President Donald Trump and a life member of the National Rifle Association. Gaetz was elected for the first time at Congress in 2016.
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20:30.
Four incumbent Democrats representing Florida in the United States House were re-elected without opposition.
Representatives automatically qualifying for Tuesday's election to new two-year terms are the representatives. Frederica Wilson of District 24 of Miami; Val Demings from District 10 of Orlando; Lois Frankel District 21 Palm Beach County; and Kathy Castor from District 14 in the Tampa area.
None of the four had Republican opponents, drafted or minors.
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8:25 p.m.
Former US Cabinet Secretary Donna Shalala won the House of Representatives election in Florida, which she joined in the Democratic Party for the first time in decades.
Shalala Tuesday beat former Republican television reporter Maria Elvira Salazar in the 27th district of the Miami area. It is the first incursion into the politics of Shalala, 77, secretary of health and social services of President Bill Clinton in the 1990s.
Shalala has also been President of the Universities of Wisconsin and Miami and has led the Clinton Foundation from 2015 to 2017.
The constituency Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a long-time retired representative, has long represented the district, but has experienced a democratic evolution in recent years.
Salazar is a 56-year-old Cuban-American. She had sought to take advantage of the district's strong Hispanic presence and to confuse Shalala as if she had passed.
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8:25 p.m.
Democratic United States Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz was re-elected to a seat in the House of Representatives in Florida.
Wasserman Schultz was elected Tuesday for an eighth term in Congress of the 23rd District, which includes several cities in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
She defeated Republican candidate Joe Kaufman, a writer and researcher specializing in national security and Middle East politics. There were also two independent candidates in the race, including Tim Canova, who Wasserman Shultz defeated in 2016.
Wasserman Schultz was chairman of the Democratic National Committee and spokesman for President Donald Trump. She recently received the national notice when packages containing a series of homemade bombs used her office as her return address. The parcels were sent to prominent Democrats, the media and others.
A Florida man has been charged in the bomb case.
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7:45 p.m.
Democratic United States Representative Stephanie Murphy was elected to a second term in the House by Florida.
Murphy beat Tuesday Republican Mike Miller in the 7th district, which includes downtown Orlando and suburbs such as Winter Park.
Murphy is part of several conservative Democratic organizations in Capitol Hill and says he will focus on creating jobs and better wages. She is a former educator at Rollins College and has worked as a national security specialist in the Department of Defense.
Miller served at the Florida House from 2014 before going to Congress. He has also worked for several other Republican lawmakers, including US Senator Marco Rubio.
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7:45 p.m.
United States Representative Ted Deutch was re-elected for a fifth term in Florida.
Deutch beat Republican Nicolas Kimaz on Tuesday in the 22nd congressional district, which includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Deutch is a lawyer and former senator who has been actively controlling firearms since the mass shooting that took place in February at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Kimaz is an entrepreneur who also describes himself as a "holistic healer" on his campaign website.
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7:45 p.m.
US Democratic Representative Darren Soto won a second term in Florida.
Soto defeated his Republican opponent Wayne Liebnitzky on Tuesday in the vote for the seat of the 9th congressional district, which includes the cities of Kissimmee, St. Cloud and Winter Haven, in central Florida. Liebnitzky was also the GOP candidate in 2016.
Soto est un ancien législateur de la Floride qui a remporté sa première course au Congrès il y a deux ans.
Liebnitzky est un vétéran de la marine, un ingénieur et un homme d’affaires.
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7:30 p.m.
Le représentant républicain américain John Rutherford a été réélu en Floride.
Les électeurs ont proposé mardi à Rutherford un second mandat représentant le 4ème district du Congrès de l'État, situé dans la région de Jacksonville. Rutherford a battu le démocrate Ges Selmont et deux indépendants pour conserver son siège.
Rutherford est un ancien shérif de Jacksonville qui a également eu une longue carrière en tant qu'officier du département.
Selmont est une avocate qui a grandi dans le Connecticut et vit dans le nord-est de la Floride depuis neuf ans.
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7:30 p.m.
Le républicain américain Gus Bilirakis a été réélu en Floride.
Bilirakis a remporté un septième mandat à la Chambre lors du vote de mardi. Il représente le 12ème district du Congrès de la Floride, qui comprend le nord de la région de Tampa Bay.
Bilirakis a battu le démocrate Chris Hunter, un ancien procureur fédéral.
Bilirakis est un avocat et un ancien législateur d'État dont le père, Mike Bilirakis, a siégé au Congrès pendant 24 ans.
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7:30 p.m.
Le représentant démocratique des États-Unis, Charlie Crist, a été réélu en Floride.
Crist a remporté un second mandat lors de l'élection de mardi en battant le républicain George Buck dans le 13ème district du Congrès, qui comprend les villes de Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg et Clearwater.
Crist est un ancien gouverneur républicain de Floride qui a changé de parti après une course infructueuse au Sénat américain. Crist a également été membre de la législature de Floride et procureur général.
Buck est un ancien combattant de l'armée et ancien professeur d'université qui consulte actuellement sur les questions de gestion des urgences et de terrorisme.
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7:30 p.m.
Républicaine Al Lawson a été réélue au Congrès de Floride.
Lawson a remporté un second mandat mardi représentant le 5ème district, qui s'étend de Tallahassee à Jacksonville dans le nord de la Floride.
Lawson est un ancien législateur d'État et agent d'assurances. En août, il avait vaincu Alvin Brown, ancien maire de Jacksonville, lors de la primaire démocrate.
Mardi, Lawson a battu la républicaine Virginia Fuller, une infirmière autorisée et une opératrice d’établissements de soins pédiatriques qui s’est installée en Floride il ya environ deux ans après des décennies en Californie.
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7:30 p.m.
Le républicain sortant Bill Posey a été réélu au Congrès de Floride.
Posey a battu son adversaire démocrate Sanjay Patel lors de l'élection de mardi pour un sixième mandat à la Chambre. Posey représente le 8ème district du Congrès de la Floride, qui comprend les villes de Melbourne et Vero Beach.
Avant son élection au Congrès, Posey a servi à la Chambre et au Sénat de Floride. Il est un agent immobilier de longue date.
Le site Web de Patel dit qu'il est un activiste politique qui met l'accent sur la justice économique et des salaires équitables, les soins de santé en tant que droit de l'homme et la garantie d'une éducation publique pour tous les Floridiens.
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7:30 p.m.
Le représentant républicain américain Daniel Webster a remporté un cinquième mandat représentant un district du Congrès dans le centre de la Floride.
Mardi, les électeurs ont accordé une victoire à Webster dans le 11ème district, qui comprend les villes de Spring Hill et les Villages, une importante communauté de retraités d’anciens résidents de la Floride.
Webster a battu la challenger démocrate Dana Cottrell, une enseignante du comté de Hernando.
Avant d'être élu au Congrès, Webster a siégé pendant 28 ans à la législature de Floride. Il possède une entreprise de climatisation et de chauffage.
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7:30 p.m.
GOP Rep. Ted Yoho a été réélu à la Maison américaine de Floride.
Yoho a défait la candidate démocrate Yvonne Hayes Hinson pour un quatrième mandat représentant le 3ème district du Congrès de la Floride, qui comprend les villes de Gainesville et Ocala.
Yoho est un vétérinaire et propriétaire de petite entreprise qui siège aux comités de la Chambre de l'agriculture et des affaires étrangères. Il n'avait jamais été candidat à une charge publique avant sa première campagne au Congrès.
Hinson est un ancien membre de la Commission municipale de Gainesville, enseignant et éducateur en éducation spéciale, et entrepreneur.
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6:45 p.m.
Une série d'orages perturbe la célébration du candidat démocrate au gouverneur Andrew Gillum, qui a lieu le soir de l'élection.
Le maire de Tallahassee a décidé d'organiser sa soirée électorale le soir de l'élection à l'extérieur du campus de l'université A & M de Floride. Gillum et sa femme ont fréquenté l’université noire historique.
La forte pluie causée par la tempête a obligé à évacuer une tente de média car celle-ci s’effondrait sous l’effet de la pluie qui tombait dessus.
Les partisans de Gillum et les journalistes se sont entassés dans une cafétéria pour étudiants alors que la foudre clignotait et que la pluie continuait de tomber.
Les partisans de Gillum sont toutefois restés optimistes et ont continué à chanter le slogan de Gillum "Ramenez-le à la maison" pendant que l'orage se poursuivait.
Gillum court contre le républicain Ron DeSantis dans la course au gouvernement Rick Scott.
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17h20
Les responsables des élections ont critiqué une église de Floride hébergeant un lieu de vote après que son pasteur eut posté une pancarte indiquant: "Ne votez pas pour les démocrates mardi et chantez" Oh comme j'aime Jésus "dimanche".
Le superviseur des élections du comté de Pasco, Brian Corley, a déclaré mardi au Tampa Bay Times que son bureau avait reçu 75 plaintes au sujet de la pancarte au milieu de l'après-midi. Il a déclaré qu'il avait demandé à l'église Grace of God de New Port Richey d'enlever le panneau, mais ne pouvant pas le retirer, il se trouve à moins de 30 mètres du lieu du scrutin.
Le révérend Al Carlisle a déclaré qu'il avait placé cette pancarte à cause du soutien du parti démocrate à l'avortement et aux droits des homosexuels. Il a également déclaré que les démocrates étaient favorables à l'ouverture des frontières, ce qui, selon lui, contredit l'établissement par Dieu des frontières autour du jardin d'Eden. Il a dit que si les gens s'offusquaient du signe, leur problème était avec Dieu, pas avec lui.
Corley a déclaré que l'église était depuis longtemps un lieu de vote mais ce ne sera pas à l'avenir.
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4:15 p.m.
Les responsables des élections ont déclaré que les bureaux de vote d'un comté du nord de la Floride avaient des problèmes avec leurs registres électroniques.
T.J., porte-parole du superviseur des élections du comté d'Alachua Pyche a déclaré que les registres électroniques des électeurs avaient des problèmes intermittents mardi, mais qu'ils ne diminuaient pas à une vitesse alarmante.
Officials say all 62 polling places in the county have paper backups available, so any voter whose registration is up to date should be able to vote as normal, even if the precinct is having trouble with the electronic poll books. Anyone whose registration wasn't showing up properly needed to vote with a provisional ballot.
For about an hour in Sarasota County on Tuesday morning, workers at one precinct had to tell voters to come back later because their ballots were not available.
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11:55 a.m.
Republican former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey voted early Tuesday morning in Ponte Vedra Beach.
A small crowd of supporters chanted, "We want Ron!" He shook hands and thanked supporters before he and his wife, holding their children Madison and Mason, went into the polling place.
DeSantis faces challenger Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum to replace Gov. Rick Scott, who is running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in a race that could help determine whether the U.S. Senate stays in Republican control.
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11:35 a.m.
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and his wife R. Jai voted Tuesday morning at a church in the northside of the city. As he left the polling place, a crowd gathered outside chanting, "Bring it home!"
"I tried to look over to see what she was doing," Gillum said of his wife while holding their 1-year-old son Davis.
"I voted for you," she replied.
Gillum talked about how he tried to keep his campaign positive despite attacks from former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump.
He said that winning "will send a message to Mr. Trump, and Mr. DeSantis as well, that the politics of hatred of division and separation, that they've come to an end. At least in this election."
He added that "people are going out and they're voting for something and not against. And by voting for something we're returning to the politics of decency and what's right and what's common between all of us."
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11:25
More than 5.2 million voters cast ballots ahead of Election Day in the battleground state, and records show that Democrats have a slight edge.
New statistics released Tuesday by the state Division of Elections show that more than 2.7 million people voted early, and nearly 2.5 million people have voted by mail.
Democrats have cast more than 2.1 million ballots. Republicans have cast 2.08 million. More than 973,000 voters with no party affiliation have also voted.
This year's totals far exceed those of 2014 midterms, but are still short of the 6.6 million who voted ahead of Election Day in 2016. In 2014, Republicans edged Democrats in votes cast before Election Day, while Democrats led two years ago in the presidential election. Despite the edge from Democrats in 2016, President Donald Trump won Florida due to a surge of GOP voters on Election Day.
Florida's more than 13 million registered voters are choosing a new governor and voting on a pivotal U.S. Senate contest.
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8:13 a.m.
Polls opened quietly at Miami Beach City Hall, where a short line of people waited to cast ballots.
Among the first in line Tuesday morning was Greg Freeman, who took a red-eye flight from the West Coast to make sure he could vote in his Miami Beach district on Election Day.
Freeman had a list of things that mattered to him as he cast a ballot in the gubernatorial race between former Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis and Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. He cited health care, the ability to tell the truth and human decency.
Freeman voted for Gillum. He said health care is a priority for him because of a pre-existing medical condition. He's already seen his insurance premiums sky-rocket and says he doesn't "want to be in a high-risk pool."
In Little Havana, 34-year-old Enrique Tarrio says he chose DeSantis because the businesses he owns have flourished under Republican Gov. Rick Scott. He says DeSantis is "picking up where Rick Scott left off."
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7:05 a.m.
Voters in Florida are electing a U.S. senator, a new governor and several new members of Congress while also deciding whether to approve 12 proposed changes to the state's constitution.
Polls opened Tuesday morning in Florida's Eastern time zone and will open one hour later in the western portion of the Florida Panhandle, which is in the Central time zone. Les bureaux de vote ferment à 19 heures local time.
The choice between Florida Gov. Rick Scott and three-term incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson could help determine whether the U.S. Senate stays in Republican control.
Many voters took advantage of early voting, which ended Sunday. As of Monday morning, Democrats had a slight advantage of 2.06 million to 2.04 million in votes cast by mail or at early-voting sites.
