Florida primary 2022

Escambia and Santa Rosa County voters head to the polls August 23. See live Florida primary election results here.

According to the Florida Division of Elections, you can still vote on a provisional ballot if you don't bring proper ID. The deadline to register to vote is 29 days prior to the election. Voters in line by 7 p.m. Voters will select three new state representatives in House Districts 1, 2 and 3. 23 primary, the last day to register was July 25. [Greg Merk](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/02/09/republican-greg-merk-seeks-floridas-first-congressional-district-seat/9253430002/), and [Mark Lombardo](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/07/05/bryan-jones-ends-campaign-supports-mark-lombardo-against-matt-gaetz/7815485001/), while Peggy Schiller and [Rebekah Jones](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/22/rebekah-jones-wins-appeal-face-democrat-peggy-schiller-primary-in-florida-1st-congressional-district/7867036001/) will vie for the Democratic nomination. [Your complete guide to Escambia, Santa Rosa races and candidates](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/15/primary-elections-2022-escambia-santa-rosa-candidate-profiles/10099000002/) Polling locations in Florida are open from 7 a.m. [ Who will be the next Pensacola mayor?](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/01/pensacola-mayor-race-2022-four-candidates-jewel-cannada-wynn-sherri-myers-dc-reeves-steven-sharp/10156454002/) [Pensacola mayor](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/07/21/pensacola-news-journal-host-mayoral-candidate-forum-aug-2-at-rex-theatre/10110258002/). [2022 primary and nonpartisan general elections](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/15/primary-elections-2022-escambia-santa-rosa-candidate-profiles/10099000002/). [See latest results for local and statewide races](https://www.pnj.com/elections/results/local/)

Several Republicans are poised to become the favored candidates in the fall after being drawn into favorable House seats in a DeSantis-led redistricting map.

“Lean Biden” and “Lean Trump” districts had estimated vote margins between five and 15 points. “Close” districts show an estimated margin within five points. Stephanie Murphy (D) says he won’t commit to supporting Rep. Votes Votes received and percentages of total vote Districts classified as “Strong Biden” and “Strong Trump” show where a candidate is estimated to have won by 15 percentage points or more. Val Demings, the former Orlando police chief, is expected to secure the Democratic nod to challenge Sen. This race will be one of the Democrats’ only chances to oust a Republican incumbent in November. An estimated 92% of votes have been counted. An estimated 87% of votes have been counted. An estimated 98% of votes have been counted. An estimated 97% of votes have been counted.

Brevard County voters head to the polls August 23. See live Florida primary election results here.

According to the Florida Division of Elections, you can still vote on a provisional ballot if you don't bring proper ID. [three of the school board's five seats](https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/02/election-2022-8-candidates-compete-three-brevard-school-board-seats/10007235002/) are up for grabs, including one with no incumbent. The deadline to register to vote is 29 days prior to the election. Voters in line by 7 p.m. Republicans competing for Florida House Districts 30 and 34 and Democrats vying for U.S. [Ultimate voter's guide](https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/08/2022-brevards-ultimate-voters-guide-election/10264847002/)

Sarasota and Lee county voters head to the polls August 23. See live Florida primary election results here.

According to the Florida Division of Elections, you can still vote on a provisional ballot if you don't bring proper ID. [Sarasota County Commission District 2](https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/03/sarasota-county-commission-district-2-candidates-views-key-issues/10130647002/) has two candidates vying for the Republican nomination, while three challengers face off on the Democrats' side. The deadline to register to vote is 29 days prior to the election. Voters in line by 7 p.m. 23 primary, the last day to register was July 25. Golden faces two opponents in his run for a second term in the [Polling locations in Florida](https://www.dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/check-your-voter-status-and-polling-place/voter-precinct-lookup/) are open from 7 a.m. [District 4 school board seat](https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/10/choate-appointed-desantis-seeks-full-term-election-race-conley/10277264002/). [vying the District 2 seat](https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2022/08/09/agruso-boyd-and-spray-race-district-2-manatee-school-board-seat/10201725002/). In Manatee county, Rev. [District 5 Manatee County School Board seat](https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/14/manatee-county-school-board-district-5-race-sees-two-veterans-mom-4/10298131002/). [4](https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/10/choate-appointed-desantis-seeks-full-term-election-race-conley/10277264002/) and [5](https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/14/manatee-county-school-board-district-5-race-sees-two-veterans-mom-4/10298131002/) are up for the nonpartisan election, drawing two candidates each.

Democrats have picked their nominees to take on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and GOP Sen. Marco Rubio. Several congressional seats are also open.

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3:35 p.m. | How's the voter turnout been in Volusia, Flagler counties? In Volusia County, about one in four voters had cast ballots as of 3 p.m. Of the more ...

[Flagler](https://www.flaglerelections.com/For-Voters/precinct-list)) in Florida open at 7 a.m. [Flagler County](https://www.flaglerelections.com/For-Voters/Precinct-List) You can also find sample ballots there. What to know if you're voting in Volusia County] [Polling locations (] [Volusia](https://www.voterfocus.com/PrecinctFinder/addressSearch?county=VOL) Since then, the Republican governor has targeted the system he lauded that day, ] [overhauling much of what worked so smoothly in the 2020 contest](https://www.news-journalonline.com/in-depth/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/florida-election-system-big-changes-desantis-new-voting-laws/10161802002/). [Here's everything you need to know](https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2022/07/28/election-2022-whos-aug-23-ballot-volusia-flagler-counties/10159469002/) [7:00 p.m. When results start coming in, ] [you can follow them here](https://www.news-journalonline.com/elections/results/local/). Voters turn up to cast ballots in the primary election] [3 p.m. “It’s our responsibility as Americans.”] [Reporter Jim Abbott talked to voters as they turned up today to make their voices heard, and ] [got different reasons why voting is important to them](https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2022/08/23/whats-mood-election-day-2022-volusia-flagler-counties/7863591001/). to vote in the Aug. EST as polls in parts of the Panhandle will be open till 8 p.m. Turnout for the off-year primary reached 25%.] [That's down from August 2020, closer to 28%, and August 2018, about 30%.] [Republicans had cast the most votes, about half of the total.] [Turnout was better in Flagler County, where nearly 30% had voted by 3 p.m., with the majority of voters casting ballots through the mail. How's the voter turnout been in Volusia, Flagler counties?] [In Volusia County, about one in four voters had cast ballots as of 3 p.m.

Democrats are choosing challengers on Tuesday to face Gov. Ron DeSantis and Senator Marco Rubio, both Republicans, in the fall.

[competitive](https://floridapolitics.com/archives/546305-gop-primary-heats-up-with-six-figure-attack-ad-buys-in-cd-13-race/) Republican primary in the House district that Mr. Luna, giving her an advantage in the district, which [became more conservative](https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2022/04/14/desantis-congressional-map-splits-st-petersburg-reduces-tampa-bay-competition/) during redistricting earlier this year. If the signature on that ballot matches the signature on your registration file, officials will count the ballot. You can find the location of Demings leads the Democrats competing for the chance to take on Mr. Rubio nor Mr. Neither Mr. Polls close in most of the state at 7 p.m. Stories like this are possible because of our deep commitment to original reporting, produced by a global staff of over 1,700 journalists who have all dedicated themselves to helping you understand the world. If you forget your ID, you can still cast a provisional ballot. [is available here](https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/check-your-voter-status-and-polling-place/voter-precinct-lookup/). [can be found here](https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/voting/election-day-voting/).

Voters in New York and Florida head to the polls Tuesday to settle intra-party battles in competitive House races and pick the Democratic nominee to face ...

“So I think this is a must-win for the Republicans, and if they lose it, they’ve got a lot of explaining to do.” … But every poll we’re seeing is the issues that are top of mind for voters are definitely economy, crime and the border. Their extremist policies on choice and guns are coming home to roost,” he said. “There’s definitely going to be the temptation to say this is the bellwether. Strategists in both parties are downplaying their chances in the Hudson Valley election, each wary of turnout for different reasons. Sean Patrick Maloney, the chair of the Democrats’ election arm, who is at the center of the New York primaries. Nadler said he intends to stay the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee. The primaries came about after courts threw out an earlier map drawn by state Democrats and imposed a new, more competitive one. As for Nadler and Carolyn Maloney, he said: “They’re both friends and colleagues. We’re in a pivotal position on the Judiciary Committee to defend against that threat through voting rights legislation.” In a House GOP primary, Rep. Only one could advance after their districts were merged, unifying the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side with Midtown.

Here's everything to know about primaries in New York, where Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney and Jerrold Nadler face off in one congressional district, and in ...

Senate in Florida, according to the Associated Press. Marco Rubio (R) in the general election. Val Demings is projected to win the Democratic nomination for U.S.

FL Democrats chose former Gov. Charlie Crist to face GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis in November. Rep. Jerry Nadler beat Rep. Carolyn Malone in battle of NY titans.

He’s got support of Bill Clinton, Pelosi](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/22/rep-sean-patrick-maloney-new-york-what-to-know/7863284001/) [Florida's tougher new election laws] [Floridians will cast their primary ballots Tuesday under new voting restrictions a judge once said were designed “to target Black voters,” the first such federal election under the new law.] [Voting rights advocates say the new rules make it harder to request and turn in absentee ballots and register voters as well as making it easier to challenge votes once cast. ] [Special election in New York's 19th Congressional District ] [Two ] [county executives are competing](https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/ny-19-election-results-pat-ryan-marc-molinaro-face-off-for-vacated-seat-antonio-delgado/65416831007/) to see who gets to serve in the U.S. The ads spotlighted a contender who denied the 2020 election results. The two hope to succeed former U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 19th Congressional District until the end of the year. Jim Inhofe, a fixture in Republican politics in Oklahoma since the 1960s who has held the U.S. Alessandra Biaggi](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/23/alessandra-biaggi-new-york-17th-district/7867252001/) in the Democratic primary for U.S. Shannon, a former speaker of the Oklahoma House and a bank executive from Oklahoma City, were the top two vote-getters in June’s 13-candidate Republican primary, but neither topped the 50% threshold needed to win the nomination outright. ] [Trump loyalists vie for GOP Senate nod in Oklahoma runoff] [Two loyalists of former President Donald Trum](https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-presidential-oklahoma-election-2020-donald-trump-172e222d005c8a5509580bac1f72a5eb)p who both have embraced his false claim that he won the 2020 election face off Tuesday in a contest that will likely decide Oklahoma’s next U.S. [A referendum on Ron DeSantis after governor gets heavily involved](https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/22/desantis-florida-primary-election-2022-races-interest-school-board-gop-candidates/10297478002/) [Demings to face Rubio for Florida’s U.S. Nadler has represented Manhattan’s Upper West Side, and Maloney the Upper East Side, for 30 years. Sean Patrick Maloney](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/22/rep-sean-patrick-maloney-new-york-what-to-know/7863284001/) narrowly prevailed against [state Sen.

Live election results and coverage of the Aug. 23, 2022 Republican and Democratic primaries for key races, including House, Senate and governor in New York, ...

Max Rose, who is favored to win the Democratic primary in the 11th District, though he will be Nicole Malliotakis has won the GOP primary in New York’s 11th District. Our colleagues at ABC News have projected that Gillen has won the Democratic primary in New York’s 4th District — and it isn’t close. With 80 percent of the expected vote tallied, only 1 percentage point separates Goldman and Niou in New York’s 10th District. In New York’s 17th District, ABC News projects state Assemblyman Mike Lawler will be the Republican nominee. Bernie Sanders or the Sunrise Movement and their results in Democratic primaries in Florida and New York, as of 9:54 p.m. She could have had more trouble tonight, seeing as most of her district is unfamiliar to her: Just 6 percent of the new district’s constituents are in her current seat. With 23 percent of the expected vote reporting in the New York 23rd special election, Democrat Max Della Pia leads Republican Joseph Sempolinski 56 percent to 44 percent. In tonight’s primaries, women won in some races that may see them elected in November, such as Val Demings in the Florida Senate race, Annette Taddeo in Florida’s 27th District and Laura Gillen in New York’s 4th District. Trump won here by a very similar 20 points in 2020, so this result would be consistent with a 2020-level performance for Democrats. With 98 percent of the vote reporting, he is ahead of Wells, 58 percent to 42 percent. That’s a great performance for Democrats considering two years ago Biden won here just 59 percent to 41 percent.

Charlie Crist has won Florida's Democratic primary for governor and will challenge GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis in Nov. DeSantis has an edge when it comes to ...

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From DeSantis' standing in the polls to GOP voter registration advantages, Crist, the projected winner of the Democratic primary for governor, ...

It was Crist’s third statewide loss (his first defeat was a long-shot Senate bid in 1998, when he was a Republican state senator), and he then ran for a congressional seat and won in 2016. The governor’s Covid response — his defiance of experts, his insistence on opening the state early and his fights with the mainstream news media — made him a Republican heartthrob nationally just as Trump was entering his darkest period after a mob ransacked the U.S. It’s a lot. Everyone recognizes it’s difficult to unseat an incumbent governor in this state.” Coker hasn’t surveyed the race since February, when his poll showed DeSantis beating Crist by 51% to 43%. By then, Crist had begun to sew up institutional donors and was able to mine his deep connections inside and outside the state. Phillippi’s sentiment was unanimously shared by more than 20 top Democratic consultants, lawmakers and organizers in the state who supported Crist or Fried and spoke for this article. In 2014, Crist switched parties and ran as a Democrat for governor against his successor, Gov. You can’t write the story of how Charlie Crist beats Ron DeSantis unless there’s a major, major scandal none of us knows about right now or where Democrats register hundreds of thousands of new voters.” And, for the first time ever, there are now [more registered Florida Republicans than Democrats](https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2022/07/06/gop-voter-edge-in-florida-keeps-growing-00044157) — a key indicator of voter intensity. There’s still a chance!” “Unfortunately, there’s a feeling of predestination.

US Representative Jerrold Nadler beat fellow incumbent Representative Carolyn Maloney in a race that pit the two 30-year congressional veterans against one ...

in New York, according to the Associated Press. Maloney had 24.3% and Suraj Patel had 18.3%, according to the AP, which called the race for Nadler. US Representative Jerrold Nadler beat fellow incumbent Representative Carolyn Maloney in a race that pit the two 30-year congressional veterans against one another for a seat in a redrawn New York district.

Florida primary 2022 live updates: Lee County election results are rolling in · Karnes wins race for Lee Clerk of Courts · Newcomer Persons defeats incumbent ...

A full list is available on the ] [county website](https://www.lee.vote/Election-Information/Precincts-and-Polling-Places). 8 general election for the Lee Conty School Board, District 1. [DeSantis will tour Florida to tout conservative school board candidates](https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2022/08/12/gov-ron-desantis-announces-education-agenda-tour-promote-school-board-candidates/10314086002/) [7 a.m. “We mainly use the mail in ballots because it’s a lot easier to research candidates and stuff while sitting at the dining room table,” he said. and will remain open till 7 p.m. King received 4,337 early votes and 50,110 of the overall vote, or 44.9% of the total. What to know if you're voting in Lee County] A few of the other candidates I didn’t really know. I felt it was my duty to come out and vote.” Lee County Elections: Bonita residents head to the polls in the Florida PrimaryLee County Elections: Bonita residents head to the polls in the Florida PrimaryAndrew West, Fort Myers News-Press At 2 p.m. Joseph Robert Gambino had just under 11 percent.

Florida Democrats picked Rep. Charlie Crist to be their nominee to face off against GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has become a national Republican star and ...

Webster’s district includes The Villages, the central Florida retirement community and Republican stronghold that has been a huge presence in GOP politics in the state for decades. Another closely watched race in New York is the Republican primary in a safe red district upstate, which puts the controversial, bombastic businessman Carl Paladino against state GOP chair Nick Langworthy. She’s favored in the fall in the newly red district. The district became a bit bluer in the redistricting process, with a crowded field that includes Francis Conole, who finished in second in the Democratic primary in the area in 2020, has a narrow lead in a four-way race. He was initially elected as a Republican in 2006, and was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2014 before losing to now-Sen. New York also features a slew of potentially competitive House seats in November, after the state Supreme Court there threw out a Democratic gerrymander drawn by the state legislature. Another New York district to watch is the 22nd, which is open after GOP Rep. Mullin is the heavy favorite in the fall. Jones is locked in a tight primary for the open 10th District that includes former federal prosecutor Dan Goldman; state Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou; former Rep. New Yorkers are also nominating candidates in up to a half-dozen November battleground seats, while Republicans are deciding primaries in a slew of open, safe House seats that will remake the Florida congressional delegation. Even though the winner will only represent the district for a few months, the short-term result could have broader implications: Both parties competed heavily in the race. With over 95 percent of the expected vote counted, Ryan beat Republican Marc Molinaro in a swing district that President Joe Biden won by fewer than 2 points in 2020.

See the latest results in Florida's 2022 primary election, including the governor's race, U.S. House Districts, state senate seats, and school board.

[victorious against Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried](/news/local/charlie-crist-wins-democratic-primary-will-face-desantis-in-florida-governors-race/2842325/), Cadance Daniel and Robert Willis in the Democratic gubernatorial race. Democrats in Florida chose Congresswoman Val Demings as the nominee to challenge Republican Sen. [Click here for a complete list of live Florida primary election results.](https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/elections/results-page/) [Click here for a complete list of Florida primary election results.](https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/elections/results-page/) Crist, who won the 2006 governor's race as a Republican, will face Gov. [in a handful of key local and statewide races](https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/key-races-to-watch-as-polls-open-in-florida-for-primary-election/2841305/). [Election Day in Florida](https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/live-updates-floridas-primary-election-day/2841975/) comes to an end.

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Charlie Crist is up against Nikki Fried for the Democratic nomination for governor of Florida. Ron DeSantis is poised to learn the identity of his general election opponent on Tuesday: Nikki Fried or Charlie Crist. Fried weighed in on what she would do if elected.

Primary Election Day happened Tuesday in St. Lucie, Indian River and Martin counties. Here are the results.

5 p.m. and will remain open till 7 p.m. [polling locations in Florida](https://www.dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/check-your-voter-status-and-polling-place/voter-precinct-lookup/). Indian River, Martin: evening votes, 7 p.m. Voters in line by 7 p.m. 26.](https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/columnists/laurence-reisman/2022/08/12/got-picture-with-endorsed-desantis-crist-so-what-opinion/10281394002/) The Indian River County elections office was busy Tuesday night with many would-be voters trying to vote. Lucie City Council, incumbent Stephanie Morgan had a comfortable lead with more than 60% of the vote. Newcomer Campbell Rich won the Group 1 seat on the commission, with almost 55% of the vote. James Clasby and Michael Broderick will be headed to a runoff for the District 2 seat on the Fort Pierce City Commission. [selected Jamie Fowler to face Democrat Helen Lurry](https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2022/08/23/fowler-wins-republican-primary-st-lucie-county-commission-district-4/10248241002/) in the Nov. 8 general election for the County Commission District 4 seat.

Florida primary 2022 live updates: Reeves elected Pensacola mayor, SR commission race heads to recount · Back to School.

House seat](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/rebekah-jones-wins-democratic-primary-face-matt-gaetz-house-florida-1st-congressional-district/10349232002/) [ Gaetz wins Republican nomination in House race for 1st Congressional District [Full story: ] [Incumbent Doug Broxson wins GOP primary for Florida 1st District Senate seat](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/doug-broxson-wins-gop-primary-florida-1st-district-senate-seat/7855063001/) [Joel Rudman beats Mariya Calkins in GOP primary to win Florida House District 3 seat Matt Gaetz](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2022/08/16/matt-gaetz-plays-defense-northwest-florida-primary-battle-congressional-seat/10301047002/) faces [Mark Lombardo](https://www.pnj.com/story/opinion/2022/06/17/marlette-lombardo-hill-prove-panhandle-gop-complicated/7645878001/) and Greg Merk for the Republican nomination. [Full story: ] [Joel Rudman wins GOP primary over Mariya Calkins, secures Florida House District 3 seat](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/joel-rudman-wins-florida-house-district-3-republican-primary-mariya-calkins/7845186001/) [Jones wins Democratic primary, will face Gaetz for House seat ] [Full story: ] [Linda Sanborn, Carol Boston reelected to Santa Rosa County School Board](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/santa-rosa-county-school-board-linda-sanborn-carol-boston-keep-seats-primary-election/7865643001/) [Doug Broxson wins Republican primary for Florida Senate District 1 On the Democratic ballot, voters can select between [Rebekah Jones](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/22/rebekah-jones-wins-appeal-face-democrat-peggy-schiller-primary-in-florida-1st-congressional-district/7867036001/) and Peggy Schiller. [Pensacola City Council District 2 race heads to runoff between Charles Bare, Char Powell](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/pensacola-city-council-district-2-council-race-heads-runoff-charles-bare-char-powell/10349166002/) [Alex Andrade wins GOP primary for Florida House District 2 [Full story: ] [Alex Andrade beats out 2 challengers in bid to retain Florida House District 2 seat](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/alex-andrade-wins-florida-house-district-2-republican-primary-election-greg-litton-jordan-karr/7842925001/) [Linda Sanborn, Carol Boston keep seats on Santa Rosa County School Board [Full story: ] [Mike Kohler takes Escambia County Commission District 2 seat with primary win](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/mike-kohler-wins-escambia-county-commission-district-2-seat-primary-election-doug-underhill-seat/10349149002/) [Pensacola City Council District 2 race heads for runoff between Bare and Powell Third seat heads to runoff.](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/escambia-school-board-kevin-adams-wins-david-williams-beats-laura-edler-district-2-runoff-primary/7865634001/) [Santa Rosa County Commission District 2 race heading to automatic recount ] [Full story: ] [Michelle Salzman once again beats Mike Hill in Florida House District 1 race](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/michelle-salzman-defeats-mike-hill-florida-house-district-1-primary-election-2022-republican/10349154002/) [Pensacola City Council District 6 race heads to runoff with Hill, Patton Reeves is elected next mayor of Pensacola, wins with enough votes to avoid runoff](https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/pensacola/2022/08/23/dc-reeves-elected-mayor-pensacola-primary-election-2022/10349135002/) [Michelle Salzman beats Mike Hill in Florida House District 1 GOP primary

It's primary Election Day in Florida. In Collier County, school board, commission and council seats are on the ballot. Here are latest updates, results.

[Primary election day in Florida] [It's Election Day in Florida and voters are headed to the polls to cast ballots in local and statewide primary and nonpartisan races.] [In local races, Collier County school board, commission seats and a county judgeship are up for grabs.] [Several statewide, legislative and congressional seats are also up for election.] [The winners of partisan primary races advance to the general election on Nov. “Usually it’s in the 30s for a primary election,” Edwards said. “I’ve always just liked the act of going in and voting,” she said. People drifted in and out alone or in pairs, sometimes invisible because of the entries on two sides of the church. The mechanics of the election were running “really smoothly,” she said. [Elections office: Smooth day at the polls] [“Our day is going well,” said Jennifer Edwards, ] [Collier County supervisor of elections](https://www.colliervotes.gov/) shortly after noon. Mario Diaz-Balart, a 19-year incumbent, cruised to victory in the Republican primary for Florida’s 26th Congressional District. “I’ve got an apple in my car and I think it’s applesauce now,” she said. [Polls](https://www.naplesnews.com/elections/results/local/) opened in Southwest Florida for the [ Aug. Former Naples Councilwoman Michelle McLeod received 29.4% of the vote compared to 5.3% for Daija Hinojosa. Reg Buxton garnered 15.9% compared to 5.9% of the votes cast for Gerald Lefebvre. Lichter received 46.6% of the primary vote compared to Mitchell’s 38.2%.

1. The Trump caucus will probably be strong in Congress next year. Republican Laurel Lee, right, who won her primary race in Florida, and her husband ...

She is leaning heavily on the fact that she’s a former police chief in Orlando and her by-the-bootstraps upbringing as the daughter of a maid and janitor. Crist was actually already governor of Florida as a Republican in 2007; he switched parties and is now a member of Congress. Democrats haven’t held a Senate seat in Florida in four years; they haven’t held the governor’s mansion there in 24 years. The epitome of Democrats’ redistricting problem is in Manhattan, where two Democratic committee chairs in Congress and huge names in New York politics had to face off for one newly redrawn district — Reps. But a court stepped in and redrew the maps to be more fair, and Democrats may gain just one congressional seat, or none at all. In the end, voters rather easily decided to choose Nadler — and Maloney lost her job because Democrats’ gerrymandering She oversaw the state’s successful election in 2020 — and subsequent GOP efforts to make voting harder, some elements of which got temporarily knocked down by a federal judge who accused Lee and statewide Republicans of disenfranchising Black voters in particular. She’s an Air Force veteran who in a 2020 campaign accused a rival of trying to kill her. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), a member of the congressional committee investigating the Jan. Thanks to Florida Republicans’ aggressive redistricting, the GOP is expected to gain several seats in Congress in this state alone. Republicans in Florida are also expecting to take a seat from Democrats outside St. The stark impact of redistricting might be clearer nowhere more than in the Orlando suburbs.

A New York special election revealed the strength of abortion rights messaging, and Democrats dealt with another messy incumbent vs. incumbent primary.

And she [insinuated that Nadler isn’t mentally fit enough](https://twitter.com/IsaacDovere/status/1561339817891401729?) for the job, referencing a New York Post editorial that [described the 75-year-old as “this close to senile.”](https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/carolyn-maloney-rips-jerry-nadler-as-senile-to-close-ny-12-primary-fight/) [Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/08/23/maxwell-frost-florida-gen-z-00052772), he started protesting and organizing with gun control advocates when he was 15, after the Sandy Hook school shooting, and continued to lead young activists after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando in 2016 and the Parkland, Florida, school shooting in 2018, through the network of young gun violence prevention activists March For Our Lives. Mondaire Jones, who entered the race [after his old seat was eliminated](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/nyregion/redistricting-caused-chaos-some-savvy-politicians-are-making-the-most-of-it.html) and he was forced to choose between running in the new seat that overlapped with his old district or finding another race. Markwayne Mullin, who also voted to contest the 2020 election results, came out on top in the Oklahoma run-off to fill the seat of retiring Sen. And he [sewed up major endorsements](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/nyregion/new-york-primary-nadler.html), including from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Sean Patrick Maloney — who leads the party’s congressional campaign efforts and who himself was forced to run in a new district — chose to run for the 17th District in the Hudson Valley because of those court-ordered district lines. [highlighted his status as the city’s last Jewish representative](https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2022-08-16/ty-article/.highlight/is-new-york-about-to-lose-its-last-remaining-jewish-congressman/00000182-a5d8-deea-afb6-f5fb06920000). Goldman’s personal wealth was also a sticking point in the race, as he was able to Both he and Molinaro will also run for seats in the 18th and 19th districts this fall, respectively, as redistricting has reshaped the district they ran in this week. During the House race, he argued that while he is “ [personally pro-life](https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/22/politics/new-york-19th-district-special-election-abortion/index.html),” he would want to leave abortion access up to state legislatures. [protect abortion rights](https://nypost.com/2018/10/31/molinaro-id-support-strengthening-laws-protecting-abortion/), but balked at backing the Reproductive Health Act, a state bill that would have expanded abortion rights. Tuesday, Ryan defeated Republican Marc Molinaro, the Dutchess County executive, by a close margin [in the GOP-leaning battleground district](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-2022-maps/new-york/).

The race for Jacksonville sheriff is heading to a runoff in November. Republican TK Waters will face Democrat Lakesha Burton. John Rutherford projected winner ...

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