Election Analysis

Female voters in Florida are turning out in larger numbers than male so far, with just five days before Election Day, in a year when abortion rights and a female presidential nominee are on the ballot.

A Florida Trident analysis of candidate filing information and voter registration data found that more than 2 million voters across Florida have been shut out from at least one state or local election this year because of the loophole in the Florida Constitution that allows write-in candidates to close primaries.

An ongoing effort begun after the last presidential election seeks to bring together Republican officials who are willing to defend the country’s election systems and the people who run them. They want officials to reinforce the message that elections are secure and accurate, an approach they say is especially important as the country heads toward another divisive presidential contest.

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.

Florida’s August 28 primary election is now less than a week away and early voting is underway at select locations in all of the state’s 67 counties. In…