By Michael Moline | Editor in Chief
"We need to have massive Republican turnout tomorrow. Everyone up and down the ticket needs your help to get them to the polls tomorrow." — Florida Republican Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia
Campaign signs outside of a polling location in St. Petersburg on Oct. 21, 2026. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)
Democrats have been strong in the combined early vote and vote-by-mail tallies, prompting concern among Florida Republicans, Mitch Perry reports. More than 5.4 million Floridians have already cast ballots either by mail or in early voting, which concluded Sunday. Registered Republicans have a 2.4% lead in votes cast over registered Democrats, 40.2% to 37.8%. NPA and third-party voters have cast 22% of all votes. Republicans have dominated on Election Day, and there's no question GOP officials believe they can duplicate those results today.
Donald Trump filed another round of last-minute court pleadings on election eve, and the U.S. Department of Justice asked the U.S. Supreme Court to require California to set aside the ballots of 20,000 suspected noncitizens. Democrats, voting rights groups, and even some former Trump administration officials are braced for disruptions and interference. Elections forecasters have said Democrats are on track to win control of the U.S. House and possibly the Senate, amid voter unhappiness with rising consumer costs.
The $400,000 is to “combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking,” according to the U.S. Department of Justice. On FSU’s main campus in 2025 seven instances of rape, two instances of statutory rape, 17 instances of stalking, nine instances of dating violence, and one instance of domestic violence were reported.
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