These general election results are being updated throughout election night. They include many, but not all, local races within the Central Florida counties.
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Central Florida Public Media
Live coverage of Election Day 2026 in Central Florida.
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The incumbent Democratic Congressman said he’s pleased to have an edge under a gerrymandered district map. The race could trigger an automatic recount under Florida law.
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Republican Ryan Elijah has a narrow lead over Democrat Bale Dalton, surprising supporters of the GOP hopeful.
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Central Florida Public Media’s Voter Insight Panel discusses the state’s direction, election integrity, and concerns about what happens after Election Day.
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The supervisor of elections said flooding and loss of electricity forced the relocation of six polling places.
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Republicans have an edge in actual ballots cast, but Democrats have turned out in disproportionate numbers, reflecting high motivation and frustration with President Trump.
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Cars are nearly submerged, some areas are seeing waist-deep flooding, and schools have been forced to close. And in true Florida fashion, some residents are even using kayaks and paddleboards to get around, or joking about pulling their airboat off their trailer.
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President Donald Trump stumped for Republicans Friday in Daytona Beach. Earlier, Democrat Angie Nixon held a get-out-the-vote rally with Puerto Ricans in Kissimmee.
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The SLS rocket is coming together for the upcoming Artemis III mission, launching as soon as summer 2027.
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The proposed property tax hike comes just as voters statewide decide whether to slash property taxes with Amendment 3.
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The victories in the House and Senate return Democrats to full control of Congress for the first time since 2023 and deepens the level of expected friction between them and President Trump.
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Democrat Josh Turek has defeated Sen. Ashley Hinson in Iowa, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
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The New York mayor tells NPR's Juana Summers that newly elected democratic socialists need to seize this moment and show voters what politics can deliver.
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Democrat David Crowley defeated Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany in a campaign that focused on "lowering costs for working families" and bringing more jobs to Wisconsin.
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Missouri voters defeated a measure that would have banned abortion just two years after voters legalized abortion in another vote. Voters in Missouri legalized abortion two years ago but this time the abortion ban was coupled with a ban on transgender treatment for minors. Opponents said it was misleading.
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Hinojosa, an Austin state representative, is set to be the state's first Democratic governor since 1995 and will be the state's first Latina governor.
