All three polling locations in Palm Beach had lines waiting at 7 a.m. Turnout was heavier than it has been for any Midterm election in recent memory in town.
Police were posted at the polls around town. Election results below:
ELECTION RESULTS
Winners are in Bold
U.S. Senator
Rick Scott (R) 4,073,436 50.2%
Bill Nelson (D) 4,039,001 49.8%
Governor
Ron DeSantis (R) 4,051,715 49.7%
Andrew Gillum (D) 3,996,384 49.0%
Attorney General
Ashley Moody (R) 4,206,577 52.3%
Sean Shaw (D) 3,698,644 46.0%
Chief Financial Officer
Jimmy Patronis (R) 4,126,477 51.9%
Jeremy Ring (D) 3,825,499 48.1%
Commissioner of Agriculture
Matt Caldwell (R) 4,000,819 50.1%
Nicole Fried (D) 3,983,882 49.9%
Circuit Judge
Circuit Judge 15th Judicial Circuit, Group 13
Scott Kerner 244,704 54.3%
Alcolya St. Juste 205,987 45.7%
Circuit Judge 15th Judicial Circuit, Group 18
Maxine Cheesman 262,953 59.0%
Marybel Coleman 183,072 41.0%
Circuit Judge 15th Judicial Circuit, Group 25
Michael McAuliffe 187,611 41.8%
Sarah Willis 261,569 58.2%
Circuit Judge 19th Judicial Circuit, Group 19
Robert Meadows 144,245 60.3%
Nirlaine Smartt 95,108 39.7%
Constitutional Amendments
To pass, a constitutional amendment must receive 60% of the vote.
Constitutional Amendment No. 1: Property tax exemption
Yes 4,522,431 58.1%
No 3,262,656 41.9%
Constitutional Amendment No. 2: Property tax limits
Yes 5,115,946 66.5%
No 2,579,241 33.5%
Constitutional Amendment No. 3: Gambling
Yes 5,624,93 71.5%
No 2,247,212 28.5%
Constitutional Amendment No. 4: Felon voting
Yes 5,097,372 64.5%
No 2,808,557 35.5%
Constitutional Amendment No. 5: Supermajority for taxes
Yes 5,122,546 65.8%
No 2,667,035 34.2%
Constitutional Amendment No. 7: First responder benefits
Yes 5,105,267 65.8%
No 2,657,129 34.2%
Constitutional Amendment No. 9: Offshore drilling, vaping
Yes 5,362,159 68.8%
No 2,428,263 31.2%
Constitutional Amendment No. 10: Elected local officials
Yes 4,809,426 63.2%
No 2,800,934 36.8%
Constitutional Amendment No. 11: Property rights
Yes 4,638,268 62.1%
No 2,829,970 37.9%
Constitutional Amendment No. 12: Ethics changes
Yes 6,063,186 78.9%
No 1,620,195 21.1%
Constitutional Amendment No. 13: Dog racing
Yes 5,355,606 69.0%
No 2,407,369 31.0%
County Judge Group 4
Allegra Fung 208,509 47.0%
Ashley Zuckerman 235,458 53.0%
Palm Beach Schools Question
Palm Beach schools question — Increase special property tax?
Yes 370,959 72.3%
No 142,189 27.7%
