Florida Primary

On Election Day, Aug. 23, WLRN reporters visited precincts across South Florida to check in with voters, many of whom had ended up at the wrong polling places.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis learned who his Democratic challenger will be this fall. The impact of redistricting was on full display. And Democrats sorted through rivalries amongst themselves.

The win sets Taddeo up for a November election against incumbent Republican congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, a fight her supporters say she can win.

Fried and her supporters gathered at a Fort Lauderdale music venue for a watch party that didn't last long.

Florida's Maxwell Frost is the first member of Generation Z to win a primary for the U.S. House. He won the Democratic primary in Florida's 10th District, according to The Associated Press.

Crist has won the Democratic nomination for governor in Florida, putting him in position to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall in a campaign that the Republican incumbent is eyeing as the first step toward a potential White House run.

Through Election Day and late into the night, WLRN's teams followed all the developments across South Florida - from the polls to the parties. As the final votes are counted, find the latest returns here and read up on the highlights of a busy session of hard-fought wins and consequential results.

In a campaign stop in Fort Lauderdale, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate also said a plan to restore a section of the northern Everglades would be back on the table, if elected.

As the Aug. 23 primary draws near, registered Republicans now outnumber Democrats in Florida for the first time.

A Hillsborough County judge who lost a re-election bid this year has asked the Florida Supreme Court on the eve of Election Day to rule that a longstanding practice of electing circuit judges in primary elections is unconstitutional.

August's primary election represented an enormous jump in vote by mail thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also provided voting experts with important information that can help in November.

Have questions about the August 18 Florida primary election? We have answers that we'll update through Election Day.