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More than 3.3 million ballots cast in Florida in first week of early voting

Published  October 25, 2024 11:28pm EDT
2024 Election
FOX 35 Orlando

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ORLANDO, Fla. - With Republicans dominating early voting and Democrats leading in mail-in voting, more than 3.3 million ballots had been cast as of Friday morning in the Nov. 5 elections. 

Data posted on the state Division of Elections website showed that 1,811,305 ballots had been cast by mail, while 1,521,620 had been cast at early voting sites. 

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Overall, 1,477,243 Republicans and 1,178,100 Democrats had voted. Also, 608,364 unaffiliated voters and 69,218 third-party voters had cast ballots. 

Early voting sites opened Monday in most of the state, and counties are required to offer early voting as of Saturday.

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