By Sofia Celis, Lauren Miller, Janeyliz Baez, Alauna Kyles, and Maya Clark
Watch the elections live results here: https://usfznews.com/live-updates-from-nov-3/
Charlie Crist wins St. Pete mayor with a 62%.
James Uthmeier wins Florida attorney general with a 50.92%.
Brian Nathan wins with a 52% for district 14 Florida senator.
Byron Donalds wins Florida governor with 50.63% over David Jolly with 49.37%.
Patrick says, amendment 1 is holding strong with a no at 59% and amendment 2 with a yes at 58%.
Ashley Moody has won for U.S Florida Senator with 51%.
Looks like Florida is ready to pass amendment 3 with a 62%, which will slash property taxes for home owners. It will increase the non-school homestead tax exemption from $50k to $150k in 2027 and up to $250k in 2028.
Castor wants to focus on the younger population and for them to be able to live that same “american dream” as the older generations.
Castor, after her win, says, “I know my assignment and its to tackle the cost of living.”
Josie Tomkow’s results are falling and Brian Nathan is ahead. Final results are still pending.
Students were planning on watching and reporting live from Josie Tomkow’s election watch party, however, she is not having one.
Hayden Bratloff is live at Brian Nathan’s election party.
Results are in and Kathy Castor has won with 51.50%, according to Patrick.
Bryan Mathias is at the Mike Beltran election party and is updating us live and updating us.
Patrick says, Kathy Castor is at 52.76% and Mike Beltran is at 47.24%. Results are not finalized.
At the Kathy Castor election party, Sofia Gomez will be reporting and keeping us updated.
Zoey Patrick will keep us updated on Florida Governor David Jolly vs Byron Donalds, U.S Florida Senate Angie Nixon vs Ashley Moody, and St. Pete Mayor Kenneth Welch vs Charlie Crist. Along with amendments 1, 2, and 3.
They will be closely watching District 14’s congress and senate.
At 8 p.m. EST Z-News students will be following the 2026 election live. Anchors, Emma Brisk and Jaelin Diehl are informing us of the final results.