Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Palm Beach County since the county's founding in 1909, If Gore had won the recount, then he would have won the election with a total of 291 electoral votes, and Bush would have lost with 246 electoral votes. The process was extremely divisive and led to calls for electoral reform in Florida. Gore, Bush won Florida’s electoral votes by a margin of only 537 votes out of almost six million cast (0.009%) and, as a result, became the president-elect. Gore won New Mexico and Oregon over the following few days but the result in Florida was to be decisive, regardless of how those two states had voted.Īfter an intense recount process and the United States Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Bush and 255 to Democratic nominee Vice President Al Gore, with New Mexico (5), Oregon (7), and Florida (25) too close to call that evening. State results tallied on election night gave 246 electoral votes to Republican nominee Texas Governor George W. The outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election was not known for more than a month after balloting because of the extended process of counting and recounting Florida's presidential ballots. Florida, a swing state, had a major recount dispute that took center stage in the election. Now 39, she did not want to take any chances because of the pandemic and cast a vote-by-mail ballot for the first time.The 2000 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the nationwide presidential election. Nearly 2.4 million requested vote-by-mail ballots had not been returned.Ĭatharine Skipp of Tallahassee said she has always voted in person, usually at early voting sites, since she first registered in 1999 when she turned 18. The vote by mail totals far exceed the 2016 primary, when fewer than 1.3 million people voted by mail, and ballots will continue to arrive at election offices through Tuesday. Caine promises to serve no more than 12 years if elected.Īs of Friday, 1.9 million people had already voted by mail and more than 370,000 people had cast ballots at early voting sites. Retired Air Force officer Scott Caine is pushing for congressional term limits and says Posey has been in Washington long enough. Bill Posey is also facing a primary opponent in District 8, located on Florida's Space Coast. Department of Justice also began investigating it. The House Ethics Committee was looking into allegations that Spano borrowed more than $100,000 from two friends and then loaned the money to his campaign.
There are three Democrats seeking the seat. If Spano survives the primary, Democrats will target him in November. The district that sits just east of Tampa leans Republican.
Spano is a first-term congressman who has faced ethics investigations over alleged campaign finance violations. Ross Spano is facing a primary challenge from Lakeland City Commissioner Scott Franklin. The district includes Naples and Fort Myers in southwest Florida. Rooney is in District 19, where nine Republicans are on the ballot, including state Reps. There are 10 Republican candidates seeking to replace Yoho in District 3, which stretches from Ocala to just south of Jacksonville. Ted Yoho and Francis Rooney are leaving office in heavily GOP districts. Tuesday's primary will largely involve legislative and congressional seats and contests for local office. TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) - Vote by mail totals in Florida's 2020 primary have already exceeded 2016's numbers, and it's not close.įlorida will elect at least two new members of Congress this year, and the Republican primaries in two districts will likely decide who they will be.įlorida has no statewide races on the 2020 ballot and voters are voting by mail in larger numbers, likely because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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