All votes were in for local elections as incumbents retained several city and county seats for Tuesday’s general election. Sheriff Eric Flowers and Commissioner Laura Moss were re-elected to office, while Linda Moore and John Carroll were re-elected to Vero Beach City Council.
Political newcomer Aaron Vos won the remaining seat that was vacated by council member Tracey Zudans. The constitutional amendments on the ballots needed a 60 percent of votes to pass.
Voters agreed to pass Amendment 2, the right to hunt and fish, along with Amendment 5, providing an annual inflation adjustment for the value of the homestead property tax exemption.
Voters rejected Amendment 1, which means school board races will remain nonpartisan. The voters also turned down Amendment 3, which would have made marijuana use for non-medical purposes legal in Florida.
Voters did not pass Amendment 4, which provides the right to abortions. Lastly, voters rejected Amendment 6, which would have repealed a constitutional amendment providing for public campaign financing for candidates who agree to spending limits.
The polls closed at 7 p.m. in Indian River County. The unofficial results were broadcast on the Supervisor of Elections’ Website, along with the elections’ office Facebook page @VoteIndianRiver.
Election results were also broadcast on Comcast channel 22 or U-verse channel 99 in Sebastian, Comcast channel 13 in Vero Beach and on the Indian River County Government Cable Channel 27.
The elections’ office counted 100,042 ballots with an 82 percent voter turnout as of 9:21 p.m., the elections’ website showed. Early votes, election day votes and votes-by-mail were completely reported.
Here are the unofficial results for Indian River County:
President
Donald Trump: Total votes: 62,667 Percentage: 63.06
Kamala Harris: Total votes: 35,614 Percentage: 35.84
U.S. Senator
Rick Scott: Total votes: 61,009 Percentage: 62.42
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Total votes: 35,263 Percentage: 36.08
Representative in Congress District 8
Mike Haridopolos: Total votes: 62,043 Percentage: 64.79
Sandy Kennedy: Total votes: 33,713 Percentage: 35.21
State Senator District 29
Erin Grall: Total votes: 64,493 Percentage: 67.73
Randy J. Aldieri Total votes: 30,722 Percentage: 32.27
State Representative District 34
Robert Brackett: Total votes: 63,130 Percentage: 67.10
Joseph Alejandro Martinez: Total votes: 30,951 Percentage: 32.90
Sheriff
Eric Flowers: Total votes: 70,744 Percentage: 88.65
Write-In: Total votes: 9,055 Percentage: 11.35
Board of County Commissioners District 5
Laura Moss: Total votes: 78,132 Percentage: 97.70
Write-In: Total votes: 1,843 Percentage: 2.30
Vero Beach City Council
Linda Moore: Total votes: 4,003 Percentage: 27.02
Aaron Vos: Total votes: 3,385 Percentage: 22.85
Brian Heady: Total votes: 1,661 Percentage: 11.21
John M. Carroll Jr.: Total votes: 3,286 Percentage: 22.18
Ken Daige: Total votes: 2,480 Percentage: 16.74
Fellsmere City Council
Eric Boissat: Total votes: 206 Percentage: 16.84
Fernando Herrera: Total votes: 280 Percentage: 22.89
Shayla Macias: Total votes: 329 Percentage: 26.90
Jessica Salgado: Total votes: 222 Percentage: 18.15
Joel Tyson: Total votes: 186 Percentage: 15.21
Sebastian City Council
Kelly Dixon: Total votes: 10,053 Percentage: 48.23
Ed Dodd: Total votes: 9,273 Percentage: 44.49
Damien H. Gilliams Total votes: 1,518 Percentage: 7.28
*Constitutional Amendments need 60 percent of votes to pass
Constitutional Amendment 1 (Change school board elections from nonpartisan to partisan beginning in 2026)
Yes: Total votes: 47,917 Percentage: 54
No: Total votes: 40,825 Percentage: 46
Constitutional Amendment 2 (Provide for a state constitutional right to hunt and fish)
Yes: Total votes: 66,961 Percentage: 71.81
No: Total votes: 26,281 Percentage: 28.19
Constitutional Amendment 3 (Legalize the recreational or personal use of marijuana)
Yes: Total votes: 52,366 Percentage: 53.94
No: Total votes: 44,708 Percentage: 46.06
Constitutional Amendment 4 (Provide for a state constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability)
Yes: Total votes: 51,345 Percentage: 53.09
No: Total votes: 45,366 Percentage: 46.91
Constitutional Amendment 5 (Provide for an annual inflation adjustment for the value of the homestead property tax exemption)
Yes: Total votes: 60,614 Percentage: 66.59
No: Total votes: 30,411 Percentage: 33.41
Constitutional Amendment 6 (Repeal a constitutional provision providing for public campaign financing for candidates who agree to spending limits)
Yes: Total votes: 43,536 Percentage: 49.64
No: Total votes: 44,172 Percentage: 50.36
Earlier story:
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Following a high turnout for early voting, residents flocked to precincts on Tuesday – Election Day – to cast their choices for county and city seats, along with the highly-watched, historic U.S. Presidential race. As of 4 p.m., 78 percent of county residents cast ballots for this year’s general election, the elections’ website showed.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Indian River County. Residents must vote at their assigned precincts. Precinct information can be found by checking voter registration cards, calling the Supervisor of Elections Office at 772-226-4700 or visiting the elections’ website.
Voters must also bring a photo and signature I.D. The unofficial results will be shown on the Supervisor of Elections website shortly after 7 p.m.
In anticipation of high internet traffic, the elections’ office will redirect viewers to a static election night webpage starting at 6:30 p.m. The page will provide a drop-down menu, where visitors can click “Indian River County.”
When the high internet traffic recedes, viewers will be redirected back to the normal elections’ website, officials said. The election results will also be posted on the elections’ office Facebook page, @VoteIndianRiver, and will air on Comcast channel 22 or U-verse channel 99 in Sebastian, Comcast channel 13 in Vero Beach and on the Indian River County Government Cable Channel 27.
Two incumbents, John Carroll and Linda Moore, are running for two open seats on the Vero Beach City Council. Political newcomer Aaron Vos, along with former council members Ken Daige and Brian Heady, are running for the remaining seat being vacated by council member Tracey Zudans.
This year’s general election ballot also includes two referendums aiming to revitalize downtown Vero Beach. Voters will also decide on six amendments to the Florida constitution.
Voters will choose between amending school board races to become partisan instead of nonpartisan, allowing adults 21 years or older to smoke marijuana for non-medical use and limiting government interference with abortion, to name a few.
More than 94,000 people were included in the unofficial voter turnout as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, elections’ officials said. So far, 17,982 voters cast ballots on Election Day, while 31,192 cast votes by mail, 45,308 voted during early voting and 87 were listed as having provisional ballots.
Vote-by-mail ballots will not be accepted at polling locations on Tuesday, elections’ officials said. The vote-by-mail ballots must be received by the elections’ office no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
Early voting was held from Oct. 21 to Nov. 2 in Indian River County.
There were 120,880 active registered voters in the county as of Oct. 7, according to the elections’ website. That number includes 28,221 Democrats, 61,833 Republicans, 26,931 who registered as No Party Affiliation, and 3,895 listed as “other.”