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The Amendment 3 measure earned 56 percent of the vote, short of the required 60 percent threshold. It was a major victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis, who opposed the proposal.

Republican incumbent Sen. Rick Scott will return to his U.S. Senate seat after defeating Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell on Tuesday night in an election that will secure the GOP's control of the Senate.

Florida has seen significant campaign spending, particularly on hot button ballot initiatives, like Amendment 3 and Amendment 4.

In an election year during which state and local laws have taken aim at unhoused people, those most impacted face unique barriers to voting.

The former president was asked twice after casting his ballot in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday about a question that the state’s voters are considering to overturn a ban on abortion after six weeks. The first time he was asked, Trump avoided answering, saying instead of the issue that he did “a great job bringing it back to the states.” Pressed a second time, Trump snapped at a reporter saying “you should stop talking about it.”

Officials in Florida and Texas have said they won’t allow Justice Department election monitors into polling sites. And on Monday, Missouri filed a federal lawsuit seeking a court order to block Justice Department officials from observing inside polling places. Texas followed with a similar lawsuit seeking to permanently bar federal monitoring of elections in the state.

More than 1 million more Republicans than Democrats voted early in Florida.

Florida’s election will test whether the state maintains its new reputation as a Republican stronghold, as Democrats count on turnout for abortion rights and recreational marijuana ballot questions.

View live results for Florida's ballot measures and races for president, Senate and House.

Critics of a recreational marijuana amendment on this year’s ballot in Florida are warning it will lead to more car crashes and traffic deaths on the state’s roads.

Black voters are turning out to early voting at low rates in Florida.