NewsWFLA News Channel 8October 27, 2026Hillsborough County
Over 3 million votes cast in Florida ahead of midterm elections
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Over 3 million Florida voters have cast ballots ahead of the midterm elections, with Democrats leading in mail-in voting and Republicans leading in in-person early voting. Mail-in ballots must reach the local supervisor of elections office by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
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Nearly 1 million unreturned mail-in ballots remain statewide, and voters have a strict deadline of 7 p.m. on Election Day for their ballots to be received.
Key Facts
- Over 3 million total votes have been cast ahead of the midterm elections in Florida.
- 1,492,287 people have voted by mail as of Tuesday morning.
- 1,660,398 people have cast ballots at in-person early voting sites.
- Registered Democrats hold a mail-in voting lead of 643,143 ballots compared to 529,943 for Republicans.
- Registered Republicans hold an early in-person voting lead of 727,255 ballots compared to 601,289 for Democrats.
- Voters with no party affiliation have cast 283,146 mail-in ballots and 290,959 early in-person ballots.
- There are 986,535 outstanding mail-in ballots that have not yet been returned.
- Unreturned mail-in ballots must be received by the local supervisor of elections office by 7 p.m. on Election Day.