2024 Election

Voters at the West Creek Elementary School location are waiting 3 hour long lines to vote on Election Day. FOX 35's Matt Trezza asked voters why they chose to vote on Election Day, and how they're keeping themselves busy in the line.

FOX 35's Matt Trezza reports from the voting location at West Creek Elementary, where some voters are waiting more than 3 hours in the rain to cast their ballots in the 2024 election.

Lawyer and Democratic Analyst Rishi Bagga and former Florida House member Mike Miller join FOX 35 anchor John Brown to preview the big issues drawing record numbers of voters out to the polls in Florida. The analysts say abortion and the economy are two issues important to voters which is bringing huge crowds to polling locations.

FOX 35 meteorologist T.J. Springer has a look at your Election Day weather forecast for Orlando and Central Florida.

Both candidates for Osceola County Sheriff, Incumbent Democrat Marcos Lopez and Republican challenger Donnie Martinez joined FOX 35 for a debate in October. Lopez rose through the ranks at the Sheriff's Office, while Martinez is a career businessman who completed the law enforcement academy, but does not have law enforcement experience. Lopez won his first election in 2020 with nearly two-thirds of the vote.

The State Attorney's race for Orange and Osceola Counties comes with a big backstory, as incumbent State Attorney Andrew Bain is running against Monique Worrell, who he replaced after Governor Ron DeSantis suspended her. Worrell is running as a Democrat, and Andrew Bain is running as an independent.

FOX 35's Garrett Wymer gives an update on early polling of voters' support of Amendments 3 and 4 on the Florida ballot. Amendment 3 would legalize recreational marijuana, and Amendment 4 would enshrine the right to an abortion into the state Constitution until fetal viability. Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis have spoken out against both Amendments. All amendments need 60% of the vote to pass.

Florida's election website crashed this morning due to record-high numbers of people trying to access the site, according to state officials. The voter information lookup section showed an error wen voters tried to find their polling place or check their registration status.

Two voting precincts in Cobb County, Georgia will be open until 7:20p.m. after equipment issues caused the openings of these voting precincts to be delayed. FOX 35's Kim Leoffler reports from one of those precincts, where voters casting their ballot through extended hours will need to do so via a provisional ballot, since there is a federal candidate on the ballot, but their votes will be counted.

Incumbent Republican Senator Rick Scott faces off against Democratic Challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in what is expected to be one of the tightest races on Election Night in Florida. FOX 35's Hannah Mackenzie reports from Senator Scott's watch party in Naples, and FOX 35's Stephanie Buffamonte reports from Mucarsel-Powell's watch party in Miami. Scott has never lost an election, and has held his Senate seat since 2019 after serving two terms as Florida's Governor.