Results will be released statewide at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The timeline for the county canvassing boards to report results, and to conduct any possible recounts once ordered by the Secretary of State are as follows:

• Tuesday, November 5, 2024: Preliminary Election Night Returns (the results of all early voting and all vote-by-mail tabulated by the end of the early voting period) are due no later than 7:30 PM in the respective county’s time zone and in 45-minute increments (precinct election results) thereafter until all results (except for provisional ballots and certain vote-by-mail ballots with cure affidavits) are completely reported. Since Florida has two time zones (Central and Eastern), preliminary election night returns will not be released statewide until 8:00 PM Eastern Time.


• Saturday, November 9, 2024: Unofficial Returns are due no later than noon on the 4th day after the Election. A machine recount is ordered if the 1st set of unofficial returns indicates that by a margin of ½ of 1% or less of the total votes cast, a candidate for office was eliminated or defeated, a judicial candidate for retention was retained or not retained, or an issue was approved or rejected. The Secretary of State orders a machine recount if the contest is a federal, state, or multicounty contest. The county canvassing board orders the recount in all other contests.


• Thursday, November 14, 2024: If a machine recount is ordered, the results are reported in the Second Unofficial Returns which are due no later than 3:00 PM on the 9th day after the Election. A manual recount of overvotes and undervotes is ordered if the 2nd set of unofficial returns indicates that by a margin of ¼ of 1% or less of the total votes cast, a candidate for office was eliminated or defeated, a judicial candidate for retention was retained or not retained, or an issue was approved or rejected. The Secretary of State orders a manual recount if the contest is a federal, state, or multicounty contest. The county canvassing board orders the manual recount in all other contests.


• A manual recount is not ordered if: (a) the candidate or candidates defeated or eliminated from contention for such office request in writing that a recount not be held; or (b) the number of overvotes and undervotes is fewer than the number of votes needed to change the outcome of the election.


• Monday, November 18, 2024: Official Returns from the counties are due no later than noon on the 13th day after the Election. The Official Returns include the results of any manual recount conducted.

The Elections Canvassing Commission meets on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 8:00 AM to certify the Official Returns for the state.

For detailed information about the outcome of county, municipal and other local races, please contact the respective county Supervisor of Elections office.