As voters prepare to line up for the last day of early voting Saturday, more than 3.4 million Floridians have already cast ballots through early voting or with an absentee ballot, state elections officials said Friday.
Despite record turnout in many parts of the state, Florida Gov. Rick Scott rejected calls Thursday to extend early voting through Sunday to help alleviate long lines at the polls.
The governor has not given any indication that he might change his mind.
Early Voting Locations:Miami-Dade County | Broward County
More Democrats (86,848) had taken advantage of the early voting in Florida while more Republicans (80,021) returned absentee ballots though Thursday.
Estimated Wait Times:Miami-Dade County | Broward County
There were 595,661 non-affiliated voters in addition to 1,293,223 Democrats and 1,472,278 Republicans who have voted in the Sunshine State.
In the final days of the election season, Florida Republicans are keeping their substantial fundraising lead over the state's Democrats.
Campaign reports filed on Friday showed that the Republican Party of Florida raised nearly $14 million in cash donations, while the Florida Democratic Party took in nearly $7.5 million. The reports cover money taken in by the parties from Aug. 10 until Nov. 1.