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Democrats, 40.5% of those votes, with no party affiliation and other making 19.4%. again, nail-biting races here in the state of florida. and there are -- >> rosa, sorry to interrupt. we're seeing a live picture now of andrew gillum, who is democratic candidate for governor in florida casting his ballot in tallahassee, florida, where he happens to be the mayor as well. one of the most hotly contested governors races, bellwether for which party will have the upper hand. that was andrew gillum casting his ballot. rosa flores, thank you very much from outside a polling station there as well. >> o...

40.5%. now, that's what we're talking about the razor thin margins. and then there's the 19.3% of no party affiliation or other. since president trump took office, about 1 million people have registered to vote here in florida. and there's this misconception around the country that most of florida's voters are seniors. brooke, that is not the case. 52% of registered voters are either millennials, genxers or genzers. i can tell you there's probably one thing that will unite everybody here in florida after today, and that is that we're no long going to be bombarded by political ads. there's been...

About 30 minutes ago and what we have seen are lines that are slow and steady here in florida what we've seen is a deeply involved electorate of the more than 13 million voters who are registered in this state, more than 5 million have already voted. that's 38%. if you look at the breakdown by party, it is nail biting. take a look at this numbers. of those early voters, 40.1% are registered republicans, 40.5% are registered democrats. and then the rest, no party affiliation or other, make up 19.3%. now, overall there is this misconception in florida that most of the registered voters are senio...

40.5% are democrats and then the rest no party affiliation or other is 19.3%. john, as you mentioned, there are multiple races here with national implications. the senate race which could tilt the balance of power in the u.s. senate, the governor's race which is being looked at as a glimpse into 2020 and several house races as well. here is one other thing if you are not already biting your nails so far, about 1 million new voters have registered since president trump took power. since president trump got elected. now, there is this misconception that most of the voters in the state of florida...

Had already voted. if you compare that to 2014, that is a 62% increase. now, when you break that down by party, this is where you get these nail biting, razor thin elections here in florida because that's the setup that we're starting to see here. take a look at these numbers. if you break down the early voting numbers, brooke, 40.1% are registered republicans. 40.5% are registered democrats. and then the rest, the 19.4% that are left are no party affiliation or other. now, since president trump took office, about 1 million voters have registered. now, there is this sense across the nation tha...