Nov 04 Donald Trump wins Florida By Associated Press A victory in Florida means reelection is within Trump’s grasp. A loss in the state would have made it nearly impossible for Trump to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to retain the White House. Continue reading
Nov 03 GOP challenger wins House race in Florida By Associated Press Republican Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez has won a House seat in Florida, defeating freshman Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Continue reading
Nov 03 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump casts ballot in Florida By Associated Press First lady Melania Trump waved and smiled to reporters. She was the only person not wearing a mask to guard against the coronavirus when she entered the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center to vote. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 3:23 Trump, Biden campaign in Florida, which has backed winning candidate for decades By Yamiche Alcindor, Alexis Cox With Election Day in less than a week, the Trump and Biden campaigns are increasingly holding events in the same battleground states, on the same days. At a Thursday rally in Tampa, Florida, President Trump continued to downplay the national… Continue watching
Oct 29 WATCH: Joe Biden holds drive-in rally in Tampa, Florida By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Tamara Lush, Associated Press Both nominees are now focusing on encouraging voters to turn out in person on Election Day, next Tuesday. More than 73 million Americans have already voted, either by absentee or by mail. Continue reading
Oct 24 Trump votes in Fla. before rallies; Biden focusing on Pa. By Jill Colvin, Will Weissert, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump, who spent the night at his Mar-a-Lago resort after campaigning Friday in Florida, stopped at an early voting polling site set up at a public library. The president last year switched his official residence from New York to his… Continue reading
Oct 23 WATCH: Trump speaks at campaign rally in The Villages, Florida By Associated Press The Republican president and the Democratic former vice president squared off Thursday in their final head-to-head matchup before the Nov. 3 election. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: Harris participates in early vote drive-in rally in Orlando By Candice Norwood The event comes after two staffers for the Biden campaign tested positive for coronavirus. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 2:39 How Trump and Biden are talking to critical Florida voters By Yamiche Alcindor, Matt Loffman, Maea Lenei Buhre Florida is among the country's biggest prizes on Election Day, as well as one of the key swing states that has voted for the winning presidential candidate for more than 20 years. Its electoral importance explains why both President Trump… Continue watching
Oct 06 Florida looking into crash of voter registration site By Brendan Farrington, Bobby Caina Calvan, Terry Spencer, Associated Press Florida is investigating why its online voter registration system crashed just before the deadline for the upcoming presidential election, saying unexpectedly heavy traffic that can’t be immediately explained poured in during the closing hours. Continue reading