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Associated PressSeptember 29, 2016

More people are seeking or casting early ballots in the critical states of North Carolina and Florida than at this point in 2012, with Hillary Clinton the likely beneficiary, as early voting shows signs of surging nationwide. Clinton may also benefit from an increase in ballot requests in Georgia, a traditionally Republican state where Democrats […]

Associated PressSeptember 21, 2016

Seven weeks before Election Day, the earliest numbers from advance voting for president show initial strength for Hillary Clinton in swing state North Carolina, good news for Donald Trump in battleground Iowa and a record number of requests for ballots in Ohio. The first early voting figures Tuesday are too preliminary to serve as clear […]

Associated PressAugust 29, 2016

Nearly two million Floridians have already cast their ballots in this year’s primary election. The Florida Division of Elections on Monday posted new totals that showed that nearly 536,000 voters cast their ballots during the early voting period that wrapped up this weekend. Another 1.15 million voters have voted by mail bringing the total ballots […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016

Here’s what we know about the primary in Duval County, as of the close of Early Voting on Sunday. Turnout, thus far, is at 14.14 percent. Of the Democrats, 33,210 of 230,529 — or 14.6 percent — have voted. Meanwhile, of the 215,025 Republicans registered, 40,423 — or 18.8 percent — have voted. Of the 120,124 NPA voters, 6,470 […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

All told, 60,589 of Duval County’s 565,678 voters — or 10.71 percent of all registered voters — have cast ballots as of the end of Thursday. As has been the case, GOP stalwarts have outperformed Democratic partisans throughout vote-by-mail and early voting thus far. Of the 215,025 registered Republicans, 31,143 — or 14.48 percent — have voted. Of the 230,529 registered […]

Jim RosicaAugust 25, 2016

More than one million Floridians have voted by mail for the Aug. 30 primary election, state records show. As of Thursday, the state’s Division of Elections website showed 1,027,347 ballots had been returned to county supervisors of elections. Republicans still are leading Democrats, 501,852 to 391,770. Historically, Florida Republicans have had an advantage with vote-by-mail ballots, while the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 24, 2016

As of the end of Tuesday, Republican voting for the Aug. 30 primary was at 12 percent, with 25,999 of the 215,025 members of the GOP voting. Reasons for that Republican turnout could include enthusiasm for congressional candidates, or perhaps a desire to vote in the state attorney’s race. As has been the case through […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2016

2012 — the previous presidential year — saw Duval County with a 20.7 percent turnout among both parties. With a week left in early voting, the GOP turnout looks likely to exceed that number; as of the end of Sunday, 10.46 percent of all Republican registrants had voted. The real point of interest is what is driving […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 17, 2016

As of Wednesday afternoon, the majority of votes cast in Duval County have been by Republicans, despite Democrats holding a registration advantage. Of 215,025 Republicans, 15,390 have voted as of 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, either by mail or during early voting, which started Monday. This translates to 7.15 percent voter participation. Of the 230,529 Democrats, a […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 18, 2016

Florida elections supervisors have already received requests for more than 1.7 million vote-by-mail ballots for the Aug. 30 primary as of this morning, the state Division of Elections reported. Included in that total are ballots being mailed to Floridians living outside the country, including military members. Those overseas primary ballots had to be mailed out […]

Tag: Early Voting

Early votes: High interest buoys Hillary Clinton in key states

Early ballots: Hillary Clinton sees strength in NC but lags in Iowa

Nearly 2 million Floridians have already voted in primary

New Republicans could be the x-factor in Duval County primaries

More than 60K votes cast in Duval at Thursday’s end

Primary votes-by-mail pass 1 million mark

GOP turnout in Duval tops 12 percent in early voting

Duval GOP turnout exceeds 10 percent with week left in early voting

Republicans exceeding Democrats in Duval County early voting thus far

1.7 million Florida voters have already requested mail ballots for upcoming primary