RESULTS: A snapshot of Southwest Florida's primary election

CAPE CORAL, Fla — From school board races to selecting the candidates for US Senate, Southwest Florida voters made several important decisions on Tuesday during the primary election. These results were compiled in real time.

You can also find election results for every race here.

All of our results are confirmed by Decision Desk Headquarters.

— UPDATE 9:32PM —

Melisa Giovannelli has won the Lee County School Board District 2 race - defeating Carol Frantz.

— UPDATE 9:30PM —

Mike Greenwell has won the Lee County Board of Commissioners District 5 race - defeating Amanda Cochran.

FOX 4 attended Cochran's watch party. You can see the video below.

— UPDATE 8:58PM —

David Mulicka has won the Lee County Commissioner District 3 seat - defeating Matthew Thornton.

Mulicka spoke to FOX 4 as celebration for his win kicked off:

— UPDATE 8:57PM —

— UPDATE 8:38PM —
FOX 4 is there as Yvette Benarroch celebrates her win against Greg Folley in the Florida House District 81 race.

FOX 4

— UPDATE 8:30PM —

—UPDATE 8:18PM —

Matt Gaetz has won District 1 - defeating Aaron Dimmock.

— UPDATE 8:13 PM —

Tommy Doyle is the projected winner of the Lee County Supervisor of Elections race.

— UPDATE 8:05 PM —

Senator Rick Scott (R) and Senator Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) have been called as the winners in their respective races.

— UPDATE 7:50PM —

US House District 18 has been called for Andrea Kale.

—-Voting Site Down—-

VR Systems, the company that runs many election results websites, is down right now.

Because of this, election results are not populating in many Florida counties - including Collier County.

This is according to the Collier County Supervisor of Elections.

The supervisor's office say this does not have anything to do with counting the votes - just posting them online.

A representative tells us that the posting will be delayed until 8:00PM, when results are released from the state's elections office.

You can still review results here.

——UPDATE 7:36 PM——

Collier County

According to our results via Decision Desk Headquarters, Republican Mario Diaz Balart has won US House District 26.

Greg Folley believes he will lose to Yvette Benarroch in the Florida House District 81 race.

Folley tells FOX 4 with the current margin of preliminary results, there is little chance he will win.
With the curent margin of preliminary results, Folley says there is little chance he will win.

——UPDATE 6:55 PM——
Low Turnout In Collier County
Senior Reporter Kaitlin Knapp gets details from the Collier County Supervisor of Elections, Melissa Blazier, on the 2024 primary appearing to be at a record low in turnout.

District 5 Race in Lee County
Our Buckingham Community Correspondent, Ella Rhoades, brings us the latest on the match-up between Amanda Cochran and Mike Greenwell in the Lee County Board of Commissioners District 5 race.

——UPDATE 6:00 PM——
One hour until polls close
We’re just one hour away from polls closing. If you are in line when polls close, stay in line. Once results start to come in, you can find the latest on each race here.

——UPDATE 4:53 PM——
Collier County Preliminary election results will be posted at 7:30 pm.

——UPDATE 4:30 PM——
Over 10,000 election day votes in Lee Co.
The Lee County Elections website shows over 10,000 voters have already cast their votes throughout Lee County today. Polls in your neighborhood close at 7 pm. If you’re in line when polls close, stay in line. You’ll be able to cast your ballot as long as you’re in line by 7 pm.

——UPDATE 12:25 PM——
New pictures, information about campaign volunteer who saved woman
We just spoke to the campaign volunteer who helped rescue a woman out of a submerged car at a polling place Tuesday morning.
She says when she pulled into the parking lot at Covenant Church of Naples, she saw the car in the water and the woman hanging out of the driver's side window.

Jackie Ardoline

The volunteer's name is Jackie. She says she rushed into the water to help get the elderly woman out of the car.

Jackie Ardoline

Jackie tells Fox 4 she was at the polling place to hold up signs for two candidates. The Collier County Sheriff's Office says the woman in the car was taken to a hospital, but does not have major injuries.

Jackie Ardoline

Jackie Ardoline

——UPDATE 12:00 PM——
Collier County poll worker let go
Days before the primary, the Collier County Supervisor of Elections let go of an election worker. Naples Community Correspondent, Dominga Murray, looked into the situation on the eve of the primary.

——UPDATE 10:50 AM——
Campaign volunteer rescues woman
Collier County School Board Member, Stephanie Lucarelli, tells Fox 4 that one of her campaign volunteers rescued a woman who drove into a pond outside of a polling place Tuesday morning.

Collier County School District

Lucarelli says the volunteer went to the Covenant Church of Naples polling place to hold up signs for her campaign. As she pulled into the parking lot, she saw the headlights from another car as it was backing into the water. Lucarelli says her volunteer ran into the water to help get the woman out of the submerging car. The Collier County Sheriff's Office responded and says the driver was taken to the hospital, but did not have major injuries.
Lucarelli is running against Dr. Pam Cunningham for the Dist. 2 seat.

——UPDATE 9:30 AM——
The future of East Lee County
Few primary races offer such a stark difference in vision for the future, as the Lee County Board of Commissioners District 5 match-up. About a month ago our Buckingham Community Correspondent, Ella Rhoades, met with both Mike Greenwell and Amanda Cochran to talk about growth.

——UPDATE 8:25 AM——
Going to vote? Here is what you need:

• Go to your assigned precinct
• Bring a photo ID with your signature. These forms of ID are valid
• Vote by mail ballots can not be returned to election day polling locations, they must be returned to your county elections office

——UPDATE 7:50 AM——
The "Million Dollar Florida House Race"
Yvette Benarroch and Councilman Greg Folley are facing off in the Republican primary of the District 81 Florida House race. It covers Marco Island and parts of Naples. Together, they have raised almost $900,000 for the race. In comparison, the candidates in the District 76 Florida House race, which covers parts of Charlotte and Lee Counties, have raised less than $125,000. And yet, as Naples Community Correspondent, Mahmound Bennett, found earlier this month, Benarroch and Folley agree on pretty much everything.

——UPDATE 7:05 AM——
Polls open
Fox 4 Community Correspondent, Alex Orenczuk, was at the Cape Coral Library polling place when the polls opened. He reported people were there waiting in line for the doors to open. This is one of the largest precincts in Lee County.

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