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With Florida’s primary election just three days away, candidates across South Florida ramped up their campaign activities during early voting Saturday, making direct appeals to voters in their final stretch before polls close Tuesday. The competitive races for U.S. Senate and governor drew numerous candidates to neighborhoods across the region, each seeking to mobilize supporters at crucial voting locations.
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alex Vindman campaigned in Wilton Manors as he seeks the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, emphasizing healthcare funding and economic relief for working families. Vindman, who became nationally prominent as a witness during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial in 2019, pressed his message that Floridians deserve a break from paycheck-to-paycheck living and investments in younger generations.
His Democratic primary opponent, state Representative Angie Nixon, led a grassroots walk through Little Havana while highlighting her longtime Florida roots and personal connection to constituents’ struggles. Nixon emphasized her track record of showing up for residents and understanding their challenges through lived experience rather than outside perspective.
Republican U.S. Senator Ashley Moody, the incumbent facing the Democratic winner, cast her own ballot at an early voting site in a Hialeah library while encouraging maximum voter turnout. Moody expressed optimism about the energy she observed among voters preparing for Tuesday’s election.
In the gubernatorial race, Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins voted alongside supporters in Pembroke Pines and addressed comparisons to Governor Ron DeSantis by emphasizing his Army Special Forces background as a Green Beret. Collins argued his military service and personal narrative represent the broader American story and appeal to voters seeking different leadership approaches.
Congressman Byron Donalds currently leads both polling and fundraising in the gubernatorial Republican primary, with businessman James Fishback and former House Speaker Paul Renner also competing in that race.
Chief Financial Officer candidate Annette Laddéo voted in Coral Gables alongside Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, expressing frustration with Florida’s rising cost of living and affordability crisis facing residents statewide.
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