TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 2, 2026 — 5,408,792 Floridians had voted ahead of Tuesday's general election in the statewide count compiled at 11:03 a.m. Monday, according to the Division of Elections' vote-by-mail and early voting statistics. That's 249,255 more than the 5,159,537 in the count compiled Sunday morning.
The breakdown:
- Voted early in person: 3,467,309 (Republicans 1,497,472; Democrats 1,210,445; other parties 90,996; no party affiliation 668,396).
- Voted by mail: 1,941,483 (Republicans 678,784; Democrats 832,634; other parties 47,774; no party affiliation 382,291).
- Mail ballots sent but not yet returned: 514,950.
Added together, Republicans account for 2,176,256 of the ballots cast so far, Democrats 2,043,079, other parties 138,770 and voters with no party affiliation 1,050,687. The state says the reports are cumulative through the prior day's vote-by-mail and early voting activity.
If you still have a mail ballot: under Florida law, it must reach your county supervisor of elections by 7 p.m. on Election Day to count. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time Tuesday, and you must vote at your assigned precinct. The state's precinct lookup shows where. Dates, ID rules and what's on the ballot are in our Nov. 3 voting guide.
Results start coming in after the polls close Tuesday night, and Launchpad will follow them.
Sources: Florida Division of Elections vote-by-mail and early voting statistics, compiled Nov. 2, 2026, 11:03 a.m.; section 101.67, Florida Statutes; Florida Division of Elections precinct lookup.
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