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More than 6 million Floridians have already voted
To equal 2016?s turnout of 75 percent, 4.78 million more Floridians will have to vote from now until 7 p.m. on Nov. 3.About 42 percent of Florida’s registered voters have already cast ballots in the 2020 general election following the first weekend of early in-person voting.
With eight days to go until Nov. 3, more ballots have already been cast — 6,018,430 — than the total number of mail and early in-person ballots cast in the 2018 general election. The total so far includes Florida’s most high-profile resident; President Donald Trump voted in person Saturday in Palm Beach County.
Republicans have continued to narrow the gap with Democrats in ballots cast, with 2.2 million Republicans having voted so far compared to nearly 2.6 million Democrats. No-party-affiliated voters, which make up about a quarter of registered voters, have also had strong numbers in early voting so far, casting nearly 1.2 million ballots.
Campaigns are urging voters to cast ballots early; doing so can help them focus resources on turning out remaining voters on Election Day.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2020/10/26/more-than-6-million-floridians-have-already-voted/