Over 5.4 Million Vote in Florida

More than 5.4 million voters have cast ballots in Florida ahead of the general election. Republicans led in early voting while Democrats returned more mail ballots.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed the closure of the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center, which could become part of an Everglades restoration project.

More than 5.4 million voters have cast ballots in Florida ahead of Election Day, representing nearly 40% of the state's 13.7 million registered electorate. Early voting totals show 3,460,854 ballots cast, alongside 1,941,375 mail-in returns processed by election officials.