Trump & Scott win Florida, Miami-Dade sheriff elected, pot & abortion measures fail

What to Know

• Millions of Floridians went to the polls in the crucial 2024 general election on Tuesday
• Former President Donald Trump was the projected winner in Florida over Vice President Kamala Harris in the bid for the White House
• Republican Sen. Rick Scott won reelection over Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
• Six South Florida U.S Representatives were reelected to Congress
• The effort to legalize the use of recreational marijuana in Florida, one of several amendments on the state's ballot, has failed, along with the state's abortion amendment, NBC News projects
• There's a new sheriff in Miami-Dade as Rosie Cordero-Stutz defeated James Reyes
• You can track the latest updates on national races in our separate Election Day blog