2024 Presidential Election

Coverage of the 2024 Republican presidential campaign and the presidential general election.
The Floridian is a statewide and national political media platform that covers government affairs, elections, public policy, and campaigns on Florida politics. These are stories from the 2022 midterm election.
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) appeared on CNN this morning to discuss the ramifications of President-elect Donald Trump's (R) decisive victory in the Electoral College. The former Commander-in-Chief will likely win the popular vote total as well. Pundits across the aisle on networks representing both sides of the political spectrum predicted a nail-biter race that could've […]
With the polls now closed, North and Central Florida have decided who will continue to serve in the House of Representatives in Congressional Districts 1 to 22, as called by NBC. All incumbents have won their respective races, frequently at double-digit margins, with the largest going to Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) of District 12, who […]
President Donald Trump: The Greatest Political Comeback in American History President Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential election, marking the greatest political comeback in American history. President Trump's acceptance speech was direct and on point, thanking his wife Melanie, his children, and the likes of Elon Musk and Dana White. Trump also acknowledged Susie Wiles […]
Announcing her victory on social media, Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) echoed a theme for the night, writing that her campaign "kicked butt."
Florida's eight closest state House races have paved the way for at least one Republican upset, a potential Democrat upset, and five possible recounts as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. In a Republican-dominated state House, Florida Democrats needed to flip five seats. Instead, they may be in dire straits: HD 35's Republican upset: Tom Keen v. […]
Republican Sen. Corey Simon has held onto his seat in 2024's only competitive Florida Senate race, fending off Democrat lawyer Daryl Parks and continuing the historic feat of becoming the first conservative in over 100 years to represent the North Florida district. While former NFL star Simon was first elected in 2022—becoming Senate District 3's […]
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) has won her highly contentious reelection race against Progressive Democrat Whitney Fox. The Floridian called the race first after it became clear that Fox did not have enough support. This was supposed to be a close race. We are calling it for @realannapaulina. Rep. Luna going back to the House […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has defeated challenger former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), retaining his seat in the upper chamber for the first time. It appears he will win by double digits. Sen. Scott has yet to lose an election in his political career, which is impressive considering all of his races have been statewide. The […]
Election Day is here, and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is attempting to defend his Senate seat for the first time, and the odds appear to be in his favor. He will look to fend off former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) today in a race that tightened in the final weeks. Sen. Scott has never lost […]
It's Election Day and Americans are heading to the polls today. And while the next President of the United States will be voted into office tonight, there is another huge vote going down in Puerto Rico—Statehood. Puerto Rico will hold its 7th Plebiscite vote today and from the looks of it, voters on the island […]
America will decide if it wants a new President tomorrow, and the world will watch. Representatives Mike Waltz (R-FL) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) blasted the last four years of Biden-Harris Administration foreign policy during a weekend appearance on Fox News's One Nation, with the Florida Congressman saying, "literally, their bad policy is fueling the Russian war […]
A Clearwater man accused of assaulting Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's campaign manager at the city Courthouse was arrested for simple battery Monday evening, The Floridian learned. The arrest follows a police report filed with the Clearwater Police Department alleging 32-year-old Andrew Francis assaulted her campaign manager, Olivia Carson, at the Clearwater Courthouse Saturday afternoon. Carson filed […]
New data from the New York Times shows that President Donald Trump (R) has gained support in Pennsylvania, but Vice President Kamala Harris (D) has also gained support in North Carolina and Georgia.
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is demanding answers from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin about an alarming issue as the 2024 Election ends: the lack of adequate processes allowing U.S. military members stationed overseas to receive federal or state absentee ballots. "Our military puts EVERYTHING on the line for us, but their right to vote […]
Florida Republicans hold such a commanding voter registration and turnout lead over their Democrat counterparts that just 45% of their remaining electorate need vote tomorrow—even if 100% of Democrats show up. Because there are nearly 1.1 million more registered Republicans than Democrats, over 845K more GOP voters than Democrats cast ballots through the early voting […]
Florida Reps. Brian Mast (R) and Mike Waltz (R) are calling out the Pentagon for not helping service members vote.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on Newsmax to discuss the policy record of former Senator and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) during her time serving in the upper chamber — Sen. Cruz, who is running against Representative Colin Allred (R-TX) in a tightening race. The Texas senator was asked if he had been surprised by […]
Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ted Cruz have released their response to the Bureau of Economic Analysis's latest personal consumption expenditures (PCE) report. These findings indicated that the prices of American goods and services had increased by 2.1% over the year in the month of September. Since the Biden-Harris administration took office in January of […]
