Live updates: Primary Election Day in Central Florida https://www.cfpublic.org/live-updates/live-updates-primary-election-day-in-central-florida Numerous local elections, along with the party nominations for state and federal offices, are decided as Central Florida voters head to the polls on Primary Election Day. en-US Copyright Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:49:16 GMT Sumter leads again in voter turnout https://www.cfpublic.org/live-updates/live-updates-primary-election-day-in-central-florida#sumter-leads-again-in-voter-turnout The Central Florida for voter turnout is, as usual, Sumter County. That's where you'll find much of The Villages, America's largest retirement… Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:49:16 GMT 000001a0-162f-d636-afa2-b66f7b070000 Orange County at midday: No problems reported https://www.cfpublic.org/live-updates/live-updates-primary-election-day-in-central-florida#orange-county-at-midday-no-problems-reported Blake Summerlin, spokesperson for the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office, said that so far they haven't heard of any problems with the primary.… Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:33:33 GMT 000001a0-1621-d74b-abf1-f6f72df70000 Statewide perspective from the News Service of Florida https://www.cfpublic.org/live-updates/live-updates-primary-election-day-in-central-florida#statewide-perspective-from-the-news-service-of-florida Polling places opened across Florida at 7 a.m. in Tuesday’s primary elections, after nearly two million ballots had already been cast by mail and in early… Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:24:27 GMT 000001a0-161b-d51c-adfc-ff3ff68e0000 The News Service of Florida Applause for the No. 1 voter https://www.cfpublic.org/live-updates/live-updates-primary-election-day-in-central-florida#applause-for-the-no-1-voter Sheslie Canales Miranda was the first person to cast a vote at the downtown Orlando precinct at the Broadway United Methodist Church."My experience was… Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:48:42 GMT 000001a0-15fa-d2ac-aff4-9dfaabbf0000 What would Susan B. Anthony say? https://www.cfpublic.org/live-updates/live-updates-primary-election-day-in-central-florida#what-would-susan-b-anthony-say Floridians are going to the polls today for the Primary Election. One of those voters, outside the First Baptist Church in Ocala, was 78-year-old Dee… Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:36:28 GMT 000001a0-15b5-dd0f-afff-7db5c1760000 For those heading out to vote ... https://www.cfpublic.org/live-updates/live-updates-primary-election-day-in-central-florida#for-those-heading-out-to-vote If you're one of the many Floridians who's waited until the last chance to vote in the primary election, here's what you need to know.The primary election… Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:30:27 GMT 000001a0-15ac-d636-afa2-b7ed33910000