NewsWFLA News TampaOctober 27, 2026Hillsborough County
Florida Division of Elections reports over 3 million votes cast one week before 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 early in-person voting. Unreturned mail-in ballots total 986,535 and must be received by local supervisor of elections offices by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
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Nearly 1 million unreturned mail-in ballots remain statewide, and voters have until 7 p.m. on Election Day to deliver them to their local supervisor of elections office.
Key Facts
- Over 3 million people have cast their votes in Florida one week before the midterm elections.
- A total of 1,492,287 people have voted by mail.
- A total of 1,660,398 people have cast ballots at early voting sites in person.
- Democrats lead in mail-in voting with 643,143 ballots compared to 529,943 for Republicans.
- Republicans lead in early in-person voting with 727,255 ballots compared to 601,289 for Democrats.
- Voters with no party affiliation cast 283,146 mail-in ballots and 290,959 early votes.
- There are 986,535 unreturned mail-in ballots statewide.
- Mail-in ballots must be received by local supervisor of elections offices by 7 p.m. on Election Day.