More than 1 in 10 registered Florida voters have already cast ballots for the 2026 midterms

More than 1.6 million Floridians have already cast ballots in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, with registered Democrats holding a narrow lead over Republicans after three days of in-person early voting.The total represents about 11.7% of Florida's 13.7 million registered voters.According to figures released Thursday morning by the Florida Division of Elections, registered Democrats have returned nearly 485,000 mail ballots, compared with just under 406,000 returned by Republicans.Republicans, however, have the edge in in-person early voting. Nearly 235,000 registered Republicans have voted at early voting locations, compared with approximately 211,000 Democrats.Early voting is underway in more than half of Florida's 67 counties. All counties must offer early voting beginning Saturday, with the early voting period continuing through Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, depending on the county's rules.In Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, early voting runs from Oct. 19 through Nov. 1, providing v