Backers and opponents of a solar-energy proposal on the November ballot aren't making predictions after a separate alternative-energy measure was overwhelmingly approved by voters Tuesday.

Instead of comparing the two measures, the group Consumers for Smart Solar said its "sole focus" is advancing the November ballot proposal. The proposal, known as Amendment 1, is backed by the utility industry and would primarily put into the state Constitution existing rules on the use of solar energy in Florida.

Tuesday was a big day for some anti-Common Core groups, who had thrown their weight behind congressional and statewide candidates in the August primary. Florida anti-Common Core groups released several endorsements and voter guides to help voters determine which candidates talked the talk and walked the walk when it came to abolishing the controversial Common Core State Standards.

For a long time, media stories -- including some of the ones in Sunshine State News -- showed progressive Tim Canova, backed by Bernie Sanders, giving U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz fits in the CD 23 primary. Some even predicted he could upset her.

Gov. Rick Scott declared a State of Emergency for much of Florida on Wednesday in anticipation of Tropical Storm Hermine. Heavy rains fell throughout the state, causing flooding in parts of the Gulf Coast.

While there were a handful of upsets in Tuesday's Florida primaries, when the smoke cleared, most of the favorites went on to win. Still, after redistricting, there are plenty of new faces headed to Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. Here’s a look at some of the major winners and losers.

In Florida's congressional primaries Tuesday, there were nail-biters, landslides and bitter disappointments aplenty -- but frankly, few surprises. Here are the races of note.

Under federal indictment, state Rep. Reggie Fullwood was one of nine state House incumbents who successfully turned back primary challengers Tuesday.

Fullwood, a Jacksonville Democrat who is facing an October trial on wire-fraud and tax-related charges stemming from the alleged misuse of campaign funds, had about 45.3 percent of the vote to Tracie Davis' 42.5 percent with all precincts reporting in Duval County's House District 13. In the November general election, he will face Republican Mark Griffin, who won the GOP primary for the seat.

Dreams of the Florida Senate were ignited for some candidates and extinguished for others Tuesday. Some state Senate races were predictable, while others came down to the wire, with every vote counting to send candidates towards their next step to the Florida Legislature.

The clock is ticking as Floridians prepare for a tropical storm which threatens to dump heavy rains and strong winds on the Big Bend and Gulf Coast areas later this week.

Tropical Depression Nine, which is slowly growing in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to become a tropical storm later Tuesday and will make landfall on Florida by Thursday. The next named storm on the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season list is Hermine.

Voting has had a smooth start in the Sunshine State on primary day, and nearly 2 million voters have already cast their ballots in early voting for the August primary election, exceeding the number of voters in the 2012 and 2014 elections.