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Florida voters will decide the fates of more than 2,360 candidates and judicial retention questions on November 3, with races ranging from the governorship and a U.S. Senate seat to all 28 of the state’s congressional districts. The midterm election encompasses statewide contests alongside numerous local races specific to each county in South Florida.
Miami-Dade County’s ballot will feature school board competitions, judicial races, and mayoral contests in Palmetto Bay, South Miami, North Miami, and Sunny Isles Beach. Broward County voters will weigh in on five school board seats and mayoral elections across Dania Beach, Davie, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, North Lauderdale, Parkland, Plantation, Tamarac, and Wilton Manors, while Monroe County will hold elections in Key West, Isla Morada, and Key Colony Beach.
Prospective voters must register by October 5 to participate in the midterm election. Those seeking to vote by mail have until October 22 to request a ballot, with early voting windows opening October 24 and closing October 31.
Registration can be completed online using a valid Florida driver’s license or ID card along with the last four digits of a Social Security number. Florida permits 16-year-olds to pre-register, though they cannot vote until reaching age 18.
Eligible voters include U.S. citizens and legal residents age 18 and older who have not been adjudicated mentally incapacitated or convicted of murder or sexual felonies without restoration of voting rights. Military members, their families, and overseas citizens may request absentee ballots through the Federal Post Card Application.
Voters who forget to sign vote-by-mail envelopes may submit a signature cure affidavit to the Elections Department by 5 p.m. on the second day following the election. Miami-Dade voters should sign inside the red box on the envelope’s back.
County election supervisors Alina Garcia in Miami-Dade, Joe Scott in Broward, and Sherri Hodies in Monroe oversee the voting process. Residents can contact their county elections office or the Florida Division of Elections at 1-866-308-6739 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays for additional information.
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