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Republican Rick Scott’s bid for renomination for a second Senate term tops the list of races that Florida voters will decide in Tuesday’s primary.Scott is heavily favored against challengers John Columbus, an actor and former Walt Disney World performer, and Keith Gross, an attorney who twice ran for Georgia’s state House as a Democrat but now supports Donald Trump. >> What to vote, what to bringThe last polls close at 8 p.m. EST in Florida’s panhandle, but polls in most of the state close at 7 p.m. EDT. Follow live updates from Election Day below. Who gets to voteOnly voters registered with a political party may participate in that party’s primary. Democrats may not vote in the Republican primary or vice versa. Independent or unaffiliated voters may not participate in either primary.Related: What to expect in Florida’s state primariesLive UpdatesAll updates are in EST. 7:00 a.m.: Polls are now open all around Central Florida.>> Click here to find your polling location6:00 a.m.: Polls are set to open in an hour and will remain open until 7 p.m.If you still have a mail-in ballot, it can be dropped off at your local supervisor of elections office until 7 p.m. today.Aug. 18, 1 p.m.:Commitment 2024Commitment 2024 is WESH 2’s long-running political initiative to bring the most comprehensive, fact-based information to viewers.
Republican Rick Scott‘s bid for renomination for a second Senate term tops the list of races that Florida voters will decide in Tuesday’s primary.
Scott is heavily favored against challengers John Columbus, an actor and former Walt Disney World performer, and Keith Gross, an attorney who twice ran for Georgia’s state House as a Democrat but now supports Donald Trump.
>> What to vote, what to bring
The last polls close at 8 p.m. EST in Florida’s panhandle, but polls in most of the state close at 7 p.m. EDT. Follow live updates from Election Day below.
Who gets to vote
Only voters registered with a political party may participate in that party’s primary. Democrats may not vote in the Republican primary or vice versa. Independent or unaffiliated voters may not participate in either primary.
Related: What to expect in Florida’s state primaries
Live Updates
All updates are in EST.
7:00 a.m.: Polls are now open all around Central Florida.
>> Click here to find your polling location
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6:00 a.m.: Polls are set to open in an hour and will remain open until 7 p.m.
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If you still have a mail-in ballot, it can be dropped off at your local supervisor of elections office until 7 p.m. today.
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Aug. 18, 1 p.m.:
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Commitment 2024
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