Event Brief
Oct 28, 2026 at 7:20 AM ET
Florida early voting tops 3.5 million ballots
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More than 3.5 million Floridians had voted through Tuesday, six days before Election Day, according to the University of Florida Election Lab. The total includes 1,934,427 in-person early votes and 1,583,248 returned mail ballots; registered Republicans lead Democrats among voters by 34,484, a count that does not show candidate preferences.
WHO: Florida voters; the University of Florida Election Lab
WHAT: A total of 3,517,675 ballots had been cast in Florida before Election Day.
WHEN: Reported Oct 28, 2026 at 6:41 AM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: Floridians cast ballots during early voting and by mail before Election Day.
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