Vote 2020

Lin-Manuel Miranda endorses Florida Sen. Annette Taddeo in Coral Gables

Award-winning actor and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda was with his Puerto Rican father Luis Miranda, a Democratic Party consultant, when he endorsed Florida Sen. Annette Taddeo on Thursday in Coral Gables.

Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit to overturn Biden’s election victory

Biden: ‘We are going to win this race with a clear majority’

Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the critical battlegrounds of Georgia and Pennsylvania.

From the White House: President still defiant, not even considering conceding

The White House is on edge as President Donald Trump continues proclaiming that the 2020 President election is rigged.

Trump needs to win Pennsylvania to win reelection, analysts say

Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, and Georgia were still on the table early Friday morning. The path to possible reelection was narrow for President Donald Trump who needs to win Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes to stay in the race.

Trump accuses Democrats of ‘stealing’ presidential election, warns of legal battles

President Donald Trump spent a second day in the White House on Thursday stewing over election results that suggested a path to victory was slipping from his grasp, even as his campaign projected confidence.

Mucarsel-Powell ‘closely monitoring ballots’ after loss of 26th Congressional District

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell had not been heard from since one of the biggest upsets in South Florida on Tuesday night when former Miami Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez unseated her by winning the election to U.S. House in Florida’s 26th Congressional District.

Debra Hixon defeats Jeff Holness in runoff election for vacant Broward School Board seat

Debra Hixon defeated Jeff Holness for Broward School Board Seat 9 in a runoff election Tuesday after neither candidate received at least 50% of the vote in August’s primary.

Maria Elvira Salazar defeats incumbent Donna Shalala in race for Miami-Dade District 27 congressional seat

The choice on the ballot for Miami-Dade County’s 27th Congressional District was the same in 2020 as it was in 2018.

Sheriff Gregory Tony remains Broward’s top cop

Gregory Tony, who was appointed Broward County sheriff by Gov. Ron DeSantis following the ouster of Scott Israel, will remain Broward’s top cop, voters decided on Election Day.

Vice Mayor Rodney Harris defeats State Rep. Sharon Pritchett in Miami Gardens mayoral race

Miami Gardens Vice Mayor Rodney Harris defeated State Rep. Sharon Pritchett Tuesday in the city’s mayoral race to replace current Mayor Oliver Gilbert.

Joe Scott defeats Catherine McBreen in race to be Broward Supervisor of Elections

Democrat Joe Scott defeated Republican Catherine McBreen and will now be in charge of elections for the 1.2 million registered voters in Broward County.

Alcee Hastings poised to retain Florida’s District 20 Congress

Working-class Republican Greg Musselwhite is taking on incumbent Democrat Alcee Hastings in U.S. House District 20. Hastings has won every race since first being elected to office in 1992.

Frederica Wilson will keep Florida Congressional District 24 seat

List of Election 2020 watch parties in South Florida

The coronavirus pandemic is not stopping Super Tuesday parties in South Florida. Mar-a-Lago Club members will wine and dine in Palm Beach. Celebrity drag queens will be waiting for the results at the Palace on Ocean Drive in South Beach and at the R House in Wynwood. This is all while some experts believe election night may turn into election week or even election month.

Biden-Harris supporters hold drive-up rally in Wynwood on final day of early voting

The pots and pans clamored with an equally enthusiastic crowd at Mana Wynwood on Sunday, where face masks were mandatory for folks who stepped outside of their cars.

Sunday marked last chance for voters to cast their ballots until Election Day

Souls to the Polls is a nationwide initiative to get people to go straight from church to the voting booth, and they were out on Sunday, the final day of early voting in Florida.

Find out if your mail-in ballot is rejected, then get it 'cured’

You have 2 days past the election to get your vote "cured" if something doesn't match up.

Last minute push: Sen. Kamala Harris stumps for Biden in South Florida

Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris made stops on Saturday in South Florida on the last weekend of early voting.

Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Joe Biden in South Florida on Monday

Barack Obama is heading back to Florida to speak with voters in the most populated part of the battleground state on Monday.

Kamala Harris holds several Get Out The Vote rallies in South Florida

Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris is visiting South Florida Saturday, where she will hold three Get Out The Vote drive-in rallies just days before the election.

Candidates in important South Florida congressional race say they are ‘optimistic’ for win

The race for Florida Congressional District 26 is one of the biggest battles in the state.

Trump’s busy itinerary in Florida includes meeting with Lil Wayne

President Donald Trump’s busy itinerary on Thursday in Florida included a meeting with Dwayne Carter Jr., better known as rapper Lil Wayne,

Trump, Biden make final push for votes in Florida

With just five days until Election Day, the presidential candidates are making a final push for votes in the Sunshine State.

Former President Barack Obama in North Miami speaks about pandemic, Trump and urges vote for Joe Biden

The Biden campaign’s most high profile surrogate, former President Barack Obama, held a socially-distanced and invite-only rally at Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay campus in North Miami Saturday.

Election deadlines: Early voting continues through Nov. 1 in South Florida

Voter turnout is breaking records and if you want to vote before Election Day, there's are still a few options.

Analyzing the final debate of the 2020 presidential race

Early voting is ongoing in Miami-Dade and Broward counties with less than two weeks until the Nov. 3 election. For the undecided voters, the final 2020 debate on Thursday night in Nashville was less chaotic than the first.

Campaign video of Joe Biden comforting Parkland shooting victim’s son goes viral

A clip of Joe Biden hugging a Parkland victim's son has gone viral. Debbi and Corey Hixon tell Local 10 about the meeting in 2018 in Washington, D.C.

Feds: Iran sent intimidating emails targeting Florida voters and others

With so much anger and divisiveness surrounding the election, there are now reports of electronic voter intimidation in Florida.

VOTE 2020: Election news, results and polling information

Election Day is Nov. 3, and Local 10 has you covered with news, results and reaction.

Early voting underway in South Florida; Find your polling place

Early voting in Florida runs from Oct. 19 through Nov. 1.

Heading to the polls in age of COVID-19: Elections Supervisor tells voters what to expect

What you need to know before going to the polls in the age of COVID-19.

Supporters for Trump, Biden hold events in South Florida as Election Day inches closer

Several rallies were held on Sunday in support of both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

A first: Republicans request to inspect Broward vote-by-mail ballots pre-election

Representatives of Florida's Republican party request a pre-election show and tell to check vote-by-mail ballots.

Vote 2020: List of races, candidates running for office in South Florida

While the race for the White House will be the most closely watched race in the general election, there are many other important races that will be voted on in South Florida.

Ready, Set, Vote: Watch our election preview Sunday at 7 p.m.

Local 10 is breaking down what you need to know before you vote. Tune in to our election special “Ready, Set, Vote” on Sunday at 7 p.m. to hear from the major candidates firsthand and find out how to make sure your vote is counted.

Florida doctors have harsh words for DeSantis, Trump following ‘unacceptable’ display at Sanford rally

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, after being seen high-fiving supporters at a rally for President Donald Trump, at one point appeared to wipe his nose.

Trump Jr. campaigns for father in Coconut Creek with UFC superstar kicking off speeches

The Trump campaign's bus tour stopped in South Florida Sunday with mixed martial arts superstar Jorge Masvidal delivering an anti-socialism message and Local 10 gets a one-on-one with Donald Trump Jr.

Hundreds of Trump supporters drive through streets of Miami

Hundreds of supporters waved flags and cheered in support of President Trump's re-election in cars and out in front of a Calle Ocho landmark.

Biden coming to Broward County Tuesday

Presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign announced he'll be coming to Broward County to talk about his plans for older Americans.

Biden-Harris supporters from Miami spend Sunday at Tropical Park

Biden-Harris supporters drove through Southwest Miami-Dade with their final destination Tropical Park, where they voiced their opinions of why they are voting this year.

President Trump calls police chiefs gathered in Hialeah to thank them for endorsement

President Donald J. Trump called the Florida Police Chiefs Association to thank them personally for their endorsement of his candidacy.

Fact checking attack ads: Carlos Gimenez vs. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

Truth or fiction? We look at some of the negative political ads on television and inundating voter mailboxes leading up to the Nov. 3 election. Battling it out for Florida's 26th district congressional seat, Carlos Gimenez says his opponent Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and her husband benefitted from government loans.

Explaining Florida Amendment 5: Limitation on Homestead Assessments

Florida's Constitutional Amendment 5 is the first of two on the ballot that has to do with your property taxes, and this one is simply about extending a deadline.

Florida man who tried to get ballot for dead wife charged with fraud

A man who tried to obtain a mail-in ballot for his deceased wife said he "wanted to test the system."

Biden doctor confirms candidate and wife test negative for COVID-19

Joe Biden announces on Twitter that he and his wife, Jill, have tested negative for COVID-19.

Analyzing Florida Amendment 4: Voter approval of constitutional amendments

Florida's Constitutional Amendment 4 is a ballot question that asks you to make it even harder to get amendments — just like this one — into the state constitution.

South Florida voters: Why wouldn’t your mail-in ballot count?

Miami-Dade County mail-in ballots are on their way to voters but there are definitely ways to make sure your vote is counted.

Breaking down Florida Amendment 3: All voters vote in primary elections

Florida's Constitutional Amendment 3 would fundamentally change the state's primaries by opening primary elections to all registered voters. It's a rare question that unites both the Democratic and Republican parties in opposition.

Breaking down Florida Amendment 1: Citizenship Requirement to Vote

Amendment 1 on the Florida ballot appears to address a question about who is eligible to vote in the state. But the real question boils down to a switch in words. Here's what you need to know.

Floridians request more than 5 million vote-by-mail ballots

Florida is on a pace for the 2020 presidential election to double the number of people who voted by mail in the 2016 presidential election.

Vote-By-Mail ballots on their way to Broward County voters

U.S. Postal Service trailer trucks arrived to the Voter Equipment Center in Lauderhill around 11 a.m. Thursday to collect about 250,000 Vote-By-Mail ballots that are being sent to Broward County voters who have requested a ballot for the general election.

Let your voice be heard: Register to vote, you still have time

Let your voice be heard. Vote in one of the most important elections in the history of the United States.

Miami Beach voter’s ballot returned to sender. How could this happen?

Florida voter Laura Quinlan mailed her ballot three weeks before the August primary from North Carolina. It landed back at her Miami Beach home just this week, with a yellow label saying why it was returned to sender: “Insufficient address.”

Congresswoman denied entry to USPS processing facility amid mail delivery concerns

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., was not allowed inside a U.S. Postal Service processing facility early Friday morning in northwest Miami-Dade as mail delivery concerns are growing across the country ahead of Election Day.

Sheriff Gregory Tony’s opponent H. Wayne Clark gets support across party lines

H. Wayne Clark is a Republican candidate running to become Broward Sheriff, but he has support from Democrats who crossed the aisle after losing their primary to Gregory Tony.

This Week in South Florida: Kamala Harris

Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden's pick for running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, fills a lot of firsts.

Heat wants to make it happen: AAArena as voting place for election

The NBA's focus is about social justice and now the Miami Heat want to use their home as a voting location for their community but it's Miami-Dade County who has the final say.

Group wants vote-by-mail recount in Miami-Dade County

A group said that so many vote by mail ballots weren't counted in last Tuesday's primary because they are still trickling in to election headquarters and they want something done about it.

Joe Scott wins Broward County Supervisor of Elections primary after two-day recount

It took about two days, but the machine recount inside of the Broward Supervisor of Elections office is complete. The results will stay the same with candidate Joe Scott leading the race by just a few hundred votes.

Recount expected in Broward County Supervisor of Elections race

A board is working to decipher if there will have to be a recount of the Broward County Supervisor of Elections race.

Taking a look at Miami-Dade and Broward County’s two biggest primary races

A round up of two of the biggest races to watch in the South Florida Primary in Broward County and Miami-Dade County.

RACE RESULTS: South Florida 2020 Primary Results

The polls have closed in South Florida. Check the results as they come in.

Race for Miami-Dade District 1 seat comes too close to call

Miami-Dade County voters will decide who will be the new person filling the county commissioner seat for District 1.

Brenda Forman re-elected Broward Clerk of Courts despite recent bizarre behavior

Broward Clerk of Courts Brenda Forman came out on top Tuesday after facing off against Paul Backman and Mark Speiser in Tuesday’s primary election.

Race for at-large Broward School Board seat between Debra Hixon and Jeff Holness heads to runoff

Debra Hixon and Jeff Holness are heading for a runoff election in November following Tuesday’s primaries.

Katherine Fernandez Rundle re-elected Miami-Dade state attorney

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle has defeated opponent Melba Pearson Tuesday, winning an eighth term in office.

Gregory Tony winner over Scott Israel in tight Broward County Sheriff race

Broward County's Sheriff race is one of the most watched race in August primary.

Voters headed to polls as key races contested in unprecedented primary election

Significant races — and likely also some concern over personal interaction during a pandemic — led to larger than expected participation in early voting and vote-by-mail in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. And with the polls open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., people also headed out in person to have their vote counted.