TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Millions of Floridians have already cast their ballots ahead of election day and more are expected to vote before voting closes on Tuesday.
One of the biggest races on this year’s ballot is between Senator Marco Rubio and Congresswoman Val Demings for the US Senate. It is one of the many castes across the country that can decide the Congress’s balance of power.
President Joe Biden campaigned for Val Demings in South Florida last week, saying Republicans were fighting to cut Social Security and Medicare for seniors while his administration is fighting to lower drug prices. .
“And, guys, she’s fighting for seniors to protect her social security and Medicare. She literally put her life on the line to serve and protect the people of this state. And when it comes to public safety, So she knows what goes into it,” Biden said of Demings who was the head of the Orlando Police Department, its first female chief.
Although millions of dollars have been spent on advertising for both campaigns, surveys show that it hasn’t done much to influence opinion. Rubio got 47 percent of the vote and Demings 41 percent in a Mason-Dixon poll in February. In October, Rubio outperformed Demings from 49 percent to 42 percent.
Voters 8 on Your Side say they want to see change in the state.
“We have to get our country on the right track, and it’s a good move to do so,” said Hillsborough County voter William Kiefer.
Lindsey Martin, another Hillsborough voter, said, “I think we’re voting for human rights and human dignity deals in this state, I think a lot of people’s rights are being restricted or taken away.”
Voting closes in Hillsborough County at 7 p.m.
Results will start coming soon after polling closes at 7 PM
