Duval elections: Democrats hold slight lead in early vote heading into election day
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (FLV) – For the May 16 Duval County election, Democrats hold a several-point lead over Republicans in turnout.
The race features the notable Jacksonville mayoral race between Republican Daniel Davis and Democrat Donna Deegan.
Early voting ended Sunday at 6 p.m.
Below is the breakdown of turnout by party at the time of reporting, before Tuesday’s election:
- Democrats: 46.16% (58,246)
- Republicans: 41.47% (52,328)
- No Party Affiliation: 11.24% (14,182)
- Other: 1.13% (1,428)
Countywide, as of mid-April, there are nearly 30,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans.
Ballots thus far are 66.34% in-person early voting and 33.63% mail-in voting.
Republicans are traditionally expected to turn out in much larger numbers on election day rather than early and mail-in voting.
According to data compiled by Florida’s Voice, in the 2022 election, Duval Republicans held a lead of around 2.6%, or slightly more than 5,000, in the early and mail-in vote before election day.
Ultimately, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis carried Duval County by more than 11%.
Obtain official election information for Tuesday from the Duval County Supervisor of Elections.
On Sunday, the last day of early voting, both Davis and Deegan went out into the community aiming to turn out more voters.
