Trump, First Lady Vote Early in Florida

By Jacki Thrapp
Jacki Thrapp
Jacki Thrapp
Jacki Thrapp is an Emmy® Award-winning journalist based in Nashville. She previously worked at The New York Post, Fox News Channel and has written a series of Off-Broadway musicals in NYC. Contact her at jacki.thrapp@epochtimes.us
October 24, 2026Updated: October 26, 2026

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump cast their ballots in Florida’s midterm elections on Oct. 24.

The couple voted at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office in West Palm Beach.

Trump sported a Florida-themed “I Voted” sticker and American flag pin on his suit at the polling site as he told reporters he “very much so” voted party line for Republican candidates on the ballot.

The president then headed to Perry, Georgia, to campaign for Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who is running for Senate against incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), and Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson as part of his midterm travel blitz.

“They are two incredible people,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on the morning of Oct. 24. “Their opponents are Radical Left Lowlifes and Lunatics who want to Take Away Your Guns, Open Your Borders, Allow Men To Play In Women’s Sports, and have Transgender nonsense for everyone. I Won Georgia in a Record Vote. See you later!!!”

Trump has urged voters to hit the ballot box early and vote for Republicans in the midterm election.

The president has urged Americans to “swamp the vote” so Republicans can maintain their majority in the House of Representatives and Senate.

“Whether you VOTE early, absentee, by mail, or in-person, Republicans must SWAMP the Radical Left Dumocrats with massive turnout!” Trump wrote in a social media post on the morning of Oct. 24.

Trump’s push for Americans to vote early is a pivot from his previous criticism of the mail-in voting process for leaving elections open to fraud.

“They can vote by mail if ⁠they want, because we seem to have no choice because a lot of ​people want to vote by mail, but a lot of very good people ​also want to vote in-person,” Trump said while speaking to reporters at the White House on Oct. 5. “You can do either.”

Republicans across the nation have echoed Trump’s call to vote early.

Trump Rally Perry Georgia 2026
President Donald Trump takes the stage during a rally at the Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., on Oct. 24, 2026. (Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times)
“The Democrats do something better than us in this state, and that annoys me,” Ohio Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou said during the Putnam County Lincoln-Reagan Dinner on Oct. 8.

“You know what they do better than us? They get their votes in early. They cast their ballots early. They get their votes banked, so that by time we get to election day and the polls open, we’re a little bit behind.”

Ohio voters are deciding between tight contests that will decide the governorship, a Senate seat, and two competitive House districts.

Correction: A previous version of this article misstated the date early voting started in Florida. The Epoch Times regrets the error.

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