More than 766,000 ballots cast across South Florida ahead of Election Day
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- More than 766,000 ballots had been cast across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties ahead of Florida’s Nov.
- 3 general election, with Miami-Dade recording the highest combined total of early in-person votes and returned mail ballots, according to state election data.
- Figures compiled by the Florida Department of State at 8:07 a.m.
- 27 showed that the three counties had recorded a combined 766,742 ballots through early voting and vote-by-mail.
- Miami-Dade led with 300,929 ballots cast, followed by Broward with 243,210 and Palm Beach with 222,603.
More than 766,000 ballots had been cast across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties ahead of Florida’s Nov. 3 general election, with Miami-Dade recording the highest combined total of early in-person votes and returned mail ballots, according to state election data.
Figures compiled by the Florida Department of State at 8:07 a.m. Oct. 27 showed that the three counties had recorded a combined 766,742 ballots through early voting and vote-by-mail.
Miami-Dade led with 300,929 ballots cast, followed by Broward with 243,210 and Palm Beach with 222,603. The figures reflect activity through Oct. 26.
Across the three counties, 410,521 voters had cast ballots in person during early voting, while another 356,221 had returned mail ballots.
Miami-Dade recorded 162,101 early votes and 138,828 returned mail ballots. Broward had 143,471 early votes and 99,739 returned mail ballots, while Palm Beach recorded 104,949 early votes and 117,654 returned mail ballots.
Palm Beach was the only one of the three counties where returned mail ballots outnumbered ballots cast in person during early voting.
The figures come as Florida voters prepare to decide contests in the Nov. 3 general election. Early voting schedules vary by county, and voters can contact their local supervisor of elections for information about polling locations and hours.
Statewide, Florida had recorded 1,660,398 early votes and 1,492,287 returned mail ballots as of Oct. 27, bringing the combined total for those two voting methods to more than 3.15 million.
Another 986,535 mail ballots had been issued but not yet returned statewide.
The state’s figures are cumulative and are compiled from daily reports submitted by county election supervisors. They provide a snapshot of participation ahead of Election Day but do not represent final turnout.
The party-registration breakdowns show how voters are registered, not which candidates they support. The totals also exclude ballots cast on Election Day and mail ballots that had not yet been returned.
