157,010 St. Johns County voters cast a ballot in the Nov. 3 election, 64.43% of the rolls. Ponte Vedra Beach precincts turned out at 68.7%.
Updated Nov. 4: Final unofficial turnout. The Supervisor of Elections’ turnout tracker counts 157,010 ballots, or 64.43% of 243,704 eligible voters: 75,961 early in person, 57,997 on Election Day, 22,931 by mail and 121 provisional. In the six Ponte Vedra Beach 32082 precincts, 19,221 of 27,985 voters cast a ballot, or 68.7%. Results are in our election results story and on the office’s unofficial results page.
Four in 10 St. Johns County voters had already cast a ballot before polls open Tuesday for the general election.
The Supervisor of Elections counted 98,101 ballots as of 6:50 p.m. Monday. That is 40.25% of the county’s 243,704 active eligible voters. The figures are unofficial. They come from the office’s turnout tracker, which it publishes on its voter turnout report page.
Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at your assigned precinct only. Our St. Johns County voting guide has the ID rules and the precinct finder.
How the ballots came in
| Ballot type | Ballots cast | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early voting in person, Oct. 21-31 | 75,963 | 77.4% |
| Mail ballots received so far | 22,092 | 22.5% |
| Provisional ballots | 46 | under 0.1% |
| Total | 98,101 | 100% |
Mail ballots are still arriving. The office logged 740 on Monday alone. A mail ballot counts only if the Supervisor of Elections office receives it by 7 p.m. Tuesday, according to its election dates page.
Ponte Vedra Beach’s two early voting sites
The Ponte Vedra Branch Library, 101 Library Blvd., took 12,538 early votes. Only the Julington Creek Annex, with 14,248, took more. The Players Community Senior Center, 175 Landrum Lane, took 3,792.
Together the two Ponte Vedra Beach sites took 16,330 of the 76,009 ballots cast at the county’s 10 early voting sites, about 21%. The library was busiest on the last day, Saturday, Oct. 31, with 1,414 votes.
The other eight sites were:
- Julington Creek Annex: 14,248
- Supervisor of Elections Office, St. Augustine: 9,392
- St. Johns Convention Center: 8,707
- Southeast Branch Library: 8,625
- St. Augustine Beach City Hall: 7,981
- RiverHouse at RiverTown: 6,137
- Solomon Calhoun Community Center, St. Augustine: 3,148
- W.E. Harris Community Center, Hastings: 1,441
The site counts include provisional ballots, so they add up to slightly more than the early voting total above.
Turnout is higher in Ponte Vedra Beach precincts
The tracker also gives turnout by precinct. Six precincts vote on Election Day at polling places with a Ponte Vedra Beach 32082 address: 401, 402, 403, 404, 405 and 407. The 32082 ZIP code also covers Palm Valley.
In those six precincts, 13,762 of 27,985 eligible voters had already voted. That is 49.18%, against 40.25% countywide.
Ballots by voters’ party registration
The tracker sorts ballots by the party each voter is registered with. It does not show how anyone voted.
| Registration | Early in person | By mail | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 44,109 | 8,759 | 52,893 |
| Democratic | 17,732 | 8,754 | 26,501 |
| No party affiliation | 12,412 | 4,043 | 16,460 |
| Independent Party of Florida | 1,280 | 453 | 1,734 |
The totals include a handful of provisional ballots. Registered Republicans cast about 54% of all ballots so far. Mail ballots were almost evenly split: 8,759 from Republicans and 8,754 from Democrats. Smaller parties account for the remaining 513 ballots.
What it means for you
- Already voted early or by mail? You are done. You cannot vote again at the polls Tuesday.
- Still holding a mail ballot? It must reach the office by 7 p.m. Tuesday. You can hand it in at the Supervisor of Elections Office, 4455 Avenue A, Suite 101, in St. Augustine. Mail ballots cannot be returned at Election Day precincts, the office says.
- Voting Tuesday? Go to your assigned precinct, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with photo and signature ID. Some polling places have changed since the last election, so check yours with Find My Polling Place.
- On the ballot: the property tax measure, Amendment 3, needs 60% statewide to pass. Our Amendment 3 story explains what it would mean for the county budget.
- Results: the office posts unofficial results on its election results page after polls close at 7 p.m.
Questions go to the St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections at 904-823-2238.
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