Early voting is over and it appears that the Republicans have a strong lead in turnout at the polls. Democrats have a slight lead in mail-in voting, but whether that will be enough to overtake their rivals is a question that will finally be answered today.

Statewide, more than a million Republicans voted earlier than Democrats. Democrats have a lead of about 200,000 mail-in ballots received so far at election offices. But nearly 700,000 mail-in ballots had not been received as of Monday.

In total, more than 3.5 million Republicans have already voted, compared to just over 2.6 million Democrats. An additional 1.7 million people with no party affiliation also voted early.

That’s down about a million votes from the last presidential election in 2020. But mail-in ballots can still be returned today.

In the greater Tampa Bay area, Republicans significantly outperformed Democrats in early voting in every local county. But Democrats held a slight advantage in mail voting everywhere except Manatee and Hernando.

According to the Florida Division of ElectionsHere’s how mail-in and early voting went in the greater Tampa Bay area on Monday: