Heading into Sunday morning, Florida Democrats were outpacing Republicans in the Tuesday primary.
1,077,951 registered voters had voted by mail, including 417,845 Republicans, 490,244 Democrats, and 151,792 NPAs. Additionally, 738,788 voters early-voted, including 420,102 Republicans, 262,309 Democrats and 49,351 NPAs.
Then, as of Monday morning, the numbers moved in favor of the GOP.
1.8 million voted by mail. That’s around 13.5% of registered Florida voters in 2026.
The Florida Division of Elections reports that of the 1,816,739 votes that have already been cast, 837,947 were from Republican voters, and 752,553 were from Democrats.
More than 72,399 democrats voted-by-mail compared to republican voters, but around 158,000 more Republican voters showed up at early voting locations. Over 226,000 voted No Party Affiliation.
Vote-by-mail:
Republican: 417,845
Democrat: 490,244
Other: 18,070
No Party Affiliation: 151,792
Voted early:
Republican: 420,102
Democrat: 262,309
Other: 7,026
No Party Affiliation: 49,351
Vote-by-mail ballots not yet returned:
Republican: 266,184
Democrat: 352,314
Other: 24,358
No Party Affiliation: 209,803
UPDATE ON FLORIDA PROPERTY TAX AMENDMENT AND NOVEMBER BALLOT
Following a Leon County Judge’s order to rewrite the title and summary of Amendment 3, Attorney General James Uthmeier made necessary changes on Thursday.
The title has been changed from “Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes” to “Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homesteaded Property Assessments”. Furthermore, language related to the “full elimination” of property taxes has been removed and the Legislature must create a mechanism for local governments to “increase the homestead exemption up to full assessed value”.
Florida is a closed-primary state, meaning voters generally may participate only in the primary of the political party with which they are registered. Voters with no party affiliation can still participate in nonpartisan contests appearing on their ballots, including certain local races. There are also circumstances in which a primary contest can be open to all voters if the winner would face no opposition in the general election.
Early voting and vote-by-mail figures should not necessarily be viewed as a predictor of Tuesday’s turnout or election results. Election Day voting could significantly change the partisan composition of the electorate as Floridians head to the polls to decide primary races across the state.
