🚨 FLORIDA ELECTION DAY TURNOUT UPDATE — AUGUST 18, 12:05 PM
All 67 counties are reporting. So far, 2,426,727 Floridians have voted in the 2026 primary. Republicans have surpassed 1 million votes.
📬 Vote by mail: 1,181,354 — 48.68%
🗳️ Early voting: 818,277 — 33.72%
🏛️ Election Day: 427,096 — 17.60%
📊 Statewide turnout: 17.74%
PARTY BREAKDOWN
🔴 Republicans: 1,176,868 — 48.48%
🔵 Democrats: 967,972 — 39.88%
⚪ NPA: 250,698 — 10.33%
🟣 Other: 31,774 — 1.31%
Republicans now lead Democrats by 208,896 ballots, or 8.61 points.
ELECTION DAY VOTE
🔴 Republicans: 272,814 — 63.88%
🔵 Democrats: 119,259 — 27.92%
⚪ NPA: 30,507 — 7.14%
🟣 Other: 4,528 — 1.06%
Republicans lead today’s in-person vote by 153,555 ballots. Since my final pre-Election Day update, the statewide GOP advantage has grown from R+58,481 to R+208,896.
BOTTOM LINE: Democrats decisively won the late vote-by-mail movement—but as expected Republicans are decisively winning Election Day. The GOP’s expected in-person advantage has arrived, and it is much larger than the Democratic advantage built through late VBM returns.
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It’s time to pass the GOP torch to a new generation.
Enough scandals. Enough dysfunction. Enough of the same old politics.
The next generation is ready to lead, and the GOP must evolve with it.
Pass the torch. Build the future. Or watch a new movement rise.
@FloridaGOP@GOP
I don’t care who you vote for in the Primary. But after the 18th we have to rally against this nightmare. @GovRonDeSantis has worked to hard to move past this wokeness. @RonDeSantis
‼️NEW: Byron Donalds places his first general election ad, skips past defending Trump's economy, instead attacks rainbow crosswalks. See it here first.‼️
Hey friends, Byron is looking past his primary and just launched his first ad. Not once does he mention the cost of housing, healthcare, food, or gas. Instead, he attacks me for believing in local control of community celebrations and supporting medical privacy.
I'm running for Governor because your life is too expensive. The economy isn't working for you, but it should. We need to renew investments in housing, healthcare, and education, stop data centers, and protect everyone's rights across our state.
I'm asking for your vote.
🚨 “ONLY ENDORSED MAGA”?
FACT CHECK: White House official says Michael Carbonara is not endorsed by Trump or MAGA
Meanwhile, Casey Askar is rising as Belinda Keiser continues to fade in FL CD 22.
@CaseyAskar@BelindaKeiser@MCarbonaraFL
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