Donald Trump will take the 30 Electoral College votes in his home state of Florida.

Former President Donald Trump got good news early in his race to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris. The Associated Press has called Florida for Trump. While he also won the state in 2020, Trump bested President Joe Biden by just 4 points in that cycle. Shortly after polls closed this time around, Trump held a […]

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In a close race that Democrats saw as a potential opportunity in their fight to retain their U.S. Senate majority going into 2025, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) prevailed over his Democratic challenger, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, winning reelection for a second term on Nov. 5. The race was called shortly after 8 p.m. ET by […]

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Amendment 4 would have created a constitutional right to abortion in the state.

Florida voters on Tuesday voted down the proposed constitutional amendment that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the Sunshine State, denying the measure the 60% majority threshold needed to pass. Support for Amendment 3, legalizing recreational marijuana, stood at 55.7%, versus opposition of 44.3%, when the Associated Press called the race after 8:30 Eastern time, […]

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Voters showed up in droves to cast their ballots, navigating last-minute polling changes spurred by hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Amendment 3 needed a 60% supermajority in order to become law.

Florida voters rejected a ballot measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana for adults at least 21 years old and allowed them to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana.

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Voters appeared poised to reject Amendment 3, the constitutional amendment seeking to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida.

Voters appeared poised to reject Amendment 3, the constitutional amendment seeking to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida.

A strong across-the-board showing by Donald Trump helped propel the Republican former president to victory in Florida, once a preeminent swing state that has increasingly slipped out of Democrats grasp.

Around 8:00 p.m. ET on Election Day, with 88% of the vote tallied, NBC News and the Associated Press declared former President Donald Trump the projected winner of...

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