GOP Beating Democrats in Duval County Turnout

Democrats have the advantage in Duval County by almost 5.5 percent but Republicans are currently outvoting them by almost 9,000 votes, giving the GOP a leg up of more than 4.5 percent, by 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

The question is, will this help Gov. Rick Scott stay in office against former Gov. Charlie Crist. Scott beat Democrat Alex Sink by 6 percent in Duval County back in 2010 so its certainly in the ballpark. Whatever the final tally is in Duval, neither of the two congressional representatives -- Republican Ander Crenshaw and Democrat Corrine Brown -- will be sweating it out on Tuesday. Nor will any of the state legislative delegation who are all expected to win easily.

But keep an eye on Jacksonville and the area in the weeks to come. All eyes will be on the First Coast in the special elections resulting in the aftermath of Sen. John Thrashers, R-St. Augustine, expected vacating of his state Senate seat to lead Florida State University (FSU) and for an already vacant state House seat. Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is running for a second term with the likes of former Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Chairman Lenny Curry trying to knock him off. This is one part of Florida which will simply shift from one election to another.