Vote 2026: Midterm election results for Florida, Georgia, local races for Nov. 3, 2026
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Following weeks of campaigning and countless television ads, voters who didn’t vote already headed to their polling places on Tuesday and cast their ballots.Once polls close at 7 p.m. in Florida and Georgia, elections officials will begin tabulating the day’s votes, and soon after will also release totals from early and mail-in voting.At stake in both states is leadership for the next four years, as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp are both term-limited. Also, Florida’s Amendment 3 has the potential to dramatically change property taxes in the state.On the national level, the balance of power in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate is up for grabs, with Senate races in both Florida and Georgia factoring in to the outcome.Beyond the races at the top of the ballot, there are also plenty of consequential down-ballot elections in both Florida and Georgia, including races for school boards, county commissions, and local ballot questions, including the renewal of some