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This year's total was about 7 percent ahead of the 2022 midterm election, but two percentage points behind 2018, when Gov. Ron DeSantis was first elected.

Florida Republicans will try to extend their dominance in statewide elections Tuesday as voters decide races for Senate, governor and other state and legislative offices. The election will mark the first under a new congressional map adopted by Republicans to boost their chances of keeping their U.S. House majority.

While many young voters are focused on the cost of living in the election, for some from immigrant families, the political calculation — and their votes — is often about even more than the economy.

Gov. Ron DeSantis warns Republicans that the turnout is not as strong as expected, and urges them to the polls.

Citing a 2017 memo, Manatee County prohibited the League of Women Voters' of Manatee County from distributing its nonpartisan voter guides in public libraries ahead of the midterm election.

"We've seen where people, even locally in Broward County, have mailed a ballot and it's taken up to two weeks for that ballot to get here, which is totally unacceptable," Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott told WSVN 7News.

Vote flipping or swapping claims have become a recurring theme since the 2020 election, but there is no evidence of voting machines deliberately designed with such flaws or that it is happening on a wide scale. Election officials have said it often is attributable to user error on touch screens.

Political polling has been a staple of election season for hundreds of years. But recently, a lot of polls have missed the mark — widely. We take a look at how polling is done in Florida.

In mid-September, the county’s League of Women Voters’ publication chair, Joyce Sullivan, learned the library system would not allow the 2026 voters’ guides to be placed for distribution. The reason was unclear. But after Stet News asked him this week about the ban, Palm Beach County Administrator Joe Abruzzo said he is allowing it to be distributed once again at the libraries.

The Palm Beach County Office of the Supervisor of Elections said it approved Trump’s request earlier this year but never checked the legality of it. The move shields from disclosure Trump’s home and mailing addresses, birth date, party affiliation and email address. The change separately makes it harder to identify when Trump votes by mail versus in person.

As the 2026 midterm elections enter the final stretch, it’s important to know your rights in case your vote is challenged. A major part of ensuring that you are able to vote is doing the necessary preparation before you even get to the polling place. Read on to find out how and where to register, where and when you can cast your ballot, and what numbers to call for any information you can’t find online.

Two voting advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, challenging Florida’s new law requiring proof of citizenship to vote. The law passed the Legislature this year on a near-party-line vote and was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in April. It goes into effect Jan. 1.