Florida voters head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the state’s primary election to determine who will face-off against each other in November to be the next governor of the Sunshine State.
Read more Florida primary election results live: U.S. Senate
Gov. Ron DeSantis has served two terms and cannot run for a third because of term limits. His current term ends in January 2027.
When are election results released?
Timeline:
Polls in Florida are open from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. local time (parts of the Florida Panhandle fall under Central Time). Shortly after polls close, initial election results will be released.
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Live election results: Florida governor race
Nearly a dozen Republican candidates qualified for the Florida primary. Though experts said the race was largely between Bryon Donalds, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, Paul Renner (R), and James Fishback (R).
On the Democratic side, a half-dozen candidates qualified: David Jolly, a former Republican member of Congress; Evelyn-Castillo-Bach, Thomas Eloy Fernandez, Dayna Marie Foster, Dotie Joseph, and Stephann Norman.
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