Floridians rejected the proposal to enshrine abortion into the state Constitution after they learned it would open the floodgates for taxpayer-funded abortion "at any time" and "for any reason," one pro-life advocate said.
The Florida Senate race was a highlight on the 2024 ballot, and Amendment 4 on abortion rights has drawn national attention.
Here's a recap of each amendment that was on Floridian ballots, whether they passed or failed and what weed and abortion laws are like in Florida.
With 99 percent of votes tabulated, here's how Florida voters felt about six proposed amendments on the ballot.
U.S. congressman Jared Moskowitz said on Friday he was informed by police of a potential plot on his life and that a suspect was arrested not far from the Democrat's Florida home with a rifle and a manifesto that included antisemitic rhetoric.
A Florida International University poll taken a few weeks before Election Day found that 68% of Cuban American voters in Miami-Dade, which has the largest Hispanic community in the state, said they would vote for Trump, while 23% said they would vote for Harris and 5% were undecided.
Democrats hoped the state was "in play," but Tuesday's results left them with more questions than answers after another crushing general election defeat.
Florida voters failed to make abortion a constitutional right in the state despite a majority of Florida voters casting a ballot in favor of the amendment.
FLORIDA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO BE CALLED IN THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT. FOR DONALD TRUMP, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ORANGE COUNTY, ALL OF CENTRAL FLORIDA CHOSE MR. TRUMP. AND WE DID HEAR FROM TRUMP OVERNIGHT AT HIS CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS IN WEST PALM BEACH.
Rep. Matt Gaetz sailed to victory on Tuesday in Florida’s western panhandle, Decision Desk HQ projects, easily staving off a challenge from Democrat Gay Valimont, a gun reform advocate, to
Amendment 4 would have protected the right to get an abortion until viability, which is generally around 24 weeks of pregnancy. Florida law bans most abortions after six weeks. Since that law was enacted in May, Florida has stopped performing thousands of abortions each month compared to when abortions were allowed up to 15 weeks.