Polls have closed in primary elections across Florida, including those for governor, attorney general and state legislative races.
One of the big races Floridians are watching is the battle for the governor’s office. Gov. Rick Scott is expected to win the Republican nomination. However, he is facing two challengers: Yinka Adeshina and Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder.
Today, Scott will be at his campaign headquarters before heading to Tampa and two other locations in South Florida.
On the Democratic side, former Gov. Charlie Crist wants his old job back. He’s running against life-long Democrat Nan Rich, who is from South Florida.
Many people said Crist has been ignoring Rich and refusing to debate against the former state senator. Rich has been fighting for a chance to be governor longer than Crist has been a Democrat.
Rich has been having a tough time with her opponent's name recognition and campaign dollars.
Reports said Rich has raised only $1 million compared to the approximate $17 million in Crist’s campaign fund.
Whoever wins the Democratic nomination for governor will likely face Scott in the November election.
iPads making voting faster at Hillsborough precincts
A small push to make the polls paperless is on display today.
Voters will notice the changes in Hillsborough County from how they choose their candidates in the voting booth to how they sign in to cast a ballot.
Poll workers with iPads are stationed at precincts across the county today, helping to make the voting process quicker and getting their jobs done faster.
"What that means is, the normal paper register that people are used to seeing when they go into vote on election day isn't going to be there," said Craig Latimer, Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. "In its place will be a tablet that were going to be able to electronically pull up files, be able to process the voter in a very efficient manner, and be able to update voter history immediately."
Only 34 of Hillsborough County's 347 precincts will be using E-poll books today. It is a pilot program election officials are expecting to expand throughout the state by Election Day next year.