Election 2022

Florida 2022 General Election Analysis

John Davis

Analysis of Florida’s 2022 general election results with a look toward what they’ll mean for the state going forward in a conversation with UCF political scientist Aubrey Jewett, Ph.D., and FGCU Political Scientist Peter Bergerson, Ph.D.

Democratic Party volunteers met Tuesday night in Naples and tuned in to election coverage. They celebrated their efforts and the Democrats running for office.

Democracy Watch

Collier County Democrats weigh in on election results

Riley Hazel

Democrats in Collier County gathered Tuesday night to celebrate their candidates and watch election returns. Members of the party said they believe their efforts are critical in protecting American democracy.

Noon at Babcock Ranch, found voters waiting in a short line to cast their vote at the gym at the high school on election day.

PHOTOS: Election Day 2022 in Sarasota and Charlotte Counties

Andrea Melendez

There were little wait times for voters in Sarasota and Charlotte Counties Tuesday morning as voters cast ballots in local, statewide and Federal races.

Here are the key election results from Florida

NPR Staff

View live election results for key contests in Florida.

The line to vote winds around the Cape Coral Lee County Public Library building on Tuesday morning growing from 20 people to 300 within three hours of the 7 a.m. opening.

What's happening at the polls in Lee & Collier County

Tara Calligan

As voters continue to cast their ballots across Southwest Florida, Election officials in Collier and Lee counties are reminding residents to research their polling location before getting in line and to bring along some patience.

Hurricane Ian forced Lee County to cull its 97 voting sites down to just 13. None are in Dunbar, a predominantly Black community. With the closest voting sites about 50 minutes away by foot, the NAACP was offering rides on Tuesday for those looking to cast a vote.

Culling of polling sites leaves Dunbar community without one

Eileen Kelley

Lee County use to have 97 voting sites. Today, the final day to cast a vote in the midterm election, and nearly six weeks after the hurricane, there are just 13 locations. All of them are in predominately white communities. The closest sites to Dunbar are about 50 minutes away by foot.

Live: 2022 election updates and results

NPR Staff

Nov. 8 is the final voting day of the 2022 election. Key Senate, House and gubernatorial races are on the line. Follow NPR's live coverage and results as they come in.

SWFL state legislative contests; county commission, and other local races and issues

WGCU Staff

Voters in SWFL go to the polls Nov. 8 to decide contests on state legislative seats along with a range of local races and local ballot measures.

Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, shakes hands with his Democratic opponent Charlie Crist at the start of their televised debate, at Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce, Fla., Monday, Oct. 24, 2022.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Florida gubernatorial race sees DeSantis best Crist; other statewide contests

WGCU Staff

Among the most watched statewide races in Florida’s Nov. 8 general election is the gubernatorial race to see if former governor Charlie Crist could overcome the hefty lead Republican Governor Ron DeSantis had as well as the challenge to Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio by Democrat and former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings.

Three state-wide amendments up for consideration by Florida voters

WGCU Staff

Three state-wide amendments are up for consideration by Florida voters including prohibiting flood resistance improvements to a home from being taken into consideration for property tax purposes, abolishing the Constitution Revision Commission, and a proposal to grant property tax breaks to some public service workers and teachers who own homes, valued at certain amounts.