SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Voter turnout was just over 57% in Seminole and Orange counties in the 2026 midterm election, with Democrats winning several local races and making gains in Seminole County compared with 2024.
In 2024, Seminole County gave Republicans a clean sweep, voting for GOP candidates in all state legislative races within its borders. This year, the county went blue in all but one race. The governor and Senate races also went blue in Seminole County.
“People aren’t happy with the economic climate, culture wars. They want to be able to put food on the table,” said Andrew Lisa, chairman of the Seminole County Democratic Party. “I think that is what a lot of candidates locally and nationwide focused on and the proof is in the pudding.”…