Florida's 2026 election night count showed closely contested statewide races, while Pasco County reported all 122 precincts in the county's latest election-night update. The county recorded 240,663 ballots among 407,676 registered voters, a turnout of 59.03%, according to results last updated at 9:27 p.m. Tuesday.
The Florida Election Watch tally listed Republican Byron Donalds with 4,001,135 votes (49.92%) and Democrat David Jolly with 3,912,515 (48.82%) in the governor's race. The Associated Press projected Donalds as the winner. The state labels election-night returns unofficial.
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For the U.S. Senate seat, the state tally listed Republican Ashley Moody with 4,106,950 votes (50.87%), Democrat Angie Nixon with 3,875,139 (48.00%), and no-party candidate Neil Gillespie with 91,800 (1.14%). The Associated Press projected Moody as the winner.
Unofficial statewide results snapshot.
Pasco County's local totals also show the county-level picture. Donalds received 132,082 votes (55.30%) in Pasco, compared with 102,708 (43.00%) for Jolly. In the Senate race, Moody received 135,009 (56.47%), Nixon 100,614 (42.08%), and Gillespie 3,473 (1.45%).
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Pasco's system listed all 122 precincts as reported at 9:27 p.m. Nov. 3, while the county election site later listed approximately 1,020 received mail ballots still to tabulate. Precincts reported does not mean all ballots are counted.
The figures provide a local and statewide snapshot. They remain unofficial while outstanding ballots are processed and canvassing continues.
Sources
- Florida Election Watch, governor: https://floridaelectionwatch.gov/StateOffices/Governor
- Florida Election Watch, federal offices: https://floridaelectionwatch.gov/FederalOffices
- Pasco County Election Night Reporting: https://enr.electionsfl.org/PAS/4085/Summary/
- Pasco County Supervisor of Elections: https://www.pascovotes.gov/
- Associated Press, Florida governor: https://apnews.com/article/b9362976a9a9402494548f9cdd4c51fd
- Associated Press, Florida Senate: https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/11/04/republican-ashley-moody-wins-reelection-us-senate-florida/
