After months of positioning and hundreds of hours on the campaign trail for candidates trying to make their case to voters, Election Day has finally arrived.

Even though Monday is Election Day Eve, candidates and representatives in highly contested races for U.S. senator and governor are still out making their last pushes to ensure that no voter is left untouched. 

Early voting started on Oct. 24, and continued through Sunday.

Several Central Florida county leaders recently announced they were concerned that the number of early voters who submitted a ballot ahead of Election Day is lower than it was during the 2018 midterm elections.

As far as registration numbers are concerned, there has been a slight increase across Florida in registered Republican voters, as well as a slight decline in voters who registered as a Democrat. Out of the state’s 14.5 million registered voters, Republicans make up slightly more than 36%, Democrats make up 34%, and those with no party affiliation constitute nearly 28%. 

Race for Governor

The race for governor is between incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis, who served the last four years in the state’s top post, and former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who is currently serving in the House of Representatives in Washington. 

Ron DeSantis

DeSantis did some extensive campaigning over the weekend, making stops in numerous counties to get out his message ahead of Election Day.

On Saturday, his Twitter page shows stops in Flagler, Seminole, Volusia, St. Lucie and Pinellas counties.

On Sunday, DeSantis continued campaigning in Hillsborough, Sarasota and Lee counties, the last of which was hit hard by Hurricane Ian. 

DeSantis made campaign stops in Orange and Palm Beach counties Monday as part of his "Don't Tread on Florida" tour.

Charlie Crist

Crist continued his "Choose Freedom Tour" Saturday at the Bethune Cookman Homecoming Parade before heading to "Get Out the Vote" efforts in Orlando and Tampa. 

According to his Twitter account, Crist also made an appearance Saturday in Tampa. On Sunday, Crist started the day with faith leaders and their congregations in Miami before making additional stops in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Crist made campaign stops in Brevard and St. Lucie counties Friday ahead of a 6 p.m. "Get Out the Vote" rally in Broward County Monday. U.S. Senate candidate Val Demings, Florida Secretary of Agriculture Nikki Fried, Haitian comedian Success Jr., and filmmaker Malcolm D. Lee are also scheduled to appear at the event. 

Race for U.S. Senate

The race for Senate this year is between incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio, who has served 11 years over two terms, and U.S. Rep. Val Demings, who has served in Washington for the past five years over three terms. 

Val Demings

Demings started the weekend with a stop in Duval County, posting on Twitter that, "It feels god when you can come back to your hometown and feel the love and support."

Demings also vowed on Twitter Saturday that she planed to spend the remaining days before the election "knocking on doors to get out the vote."

On Monday, Demings made a stop in Miami-Dade County to speak with representatives of small businesses in South Dade.

She was also scheduled to appear at a "Get Out the Vote" rally in Broward County at 6 p.m. Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, Florida Agriculture Secretary Nikki Fried, Haitian comedian Success Jr., and filmmaker Malcolm D. Lee are also scheduled to appear at the event. 

Her campaign also announced that she planned to hold an election night watch party on Tuesday. 

Marco Rubio

Rubio spent Saturday campaigning in Okaloosa, Palm Beach, Marion and Jefferson counties, before capping the weekend off with a Miami event on Sunday that featured an appearance by former President Donald Trump.

According to his Twitter feed, Rubio made a campaign stop in Jacksonville and was expected to make another a rally in Orlando.