Florida Election

Florida Congressional District 18, which consists of Hendry, Glades, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, and parts of Polk and Collier counties, has its U.S. House of Representatives seat up for reelection this year.

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.

Information on candidates vying for Florida senate and house seats and those seeking your vote in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate for the 2024 primary and general elections is available via a Public Media Voter’s Guide on WGCU.org beginning Thursday, Aug. 1.

Former President Donald Trump handily won Florida's Presidential Preference Primary election, Tuesday. In Naples, the mayoral race and one city council seat were too close to call and now head for a recount.

A federal judge has refused to block two parts of a new Florida elections law that placed restrictions on voter-registration groups, while the state appealed an earlier ruling that said other changes in the law likely are unconstitutional.Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker on Tuesday denied a request by the League of Women Voters of Florida for a preliminary injunction against two parts of the law that the group contends violate First Amendment rights.

Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd is backing a House bill to revamp elections laws.

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.

Where can you vote, when can you vote, how can you still vote in Southwest Florida? There is information here for each one of those questions and more.

President Joe Biden is heading to Florida to underline the contrast between the Democratic and Republican agendas.

A website launched by the League of Women Voters provides detailed, nonpartisan information voters may need to compare candidates, review voting procedures, and understand ballot initiatives.