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Election Day is November 6. There are several local and state-wide races. Here's a roundup of Florida candidate profiles by our newsroom staff and breakdowns of proposed amendments in the November 2018 midterm elections.

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Profiles

The Fort Myers News-Press and USA TODAY NETWORK—FLORIDA have written profiles on the Florida candidates running for office. Find them here:

Profiles on candidates in state-wide races:

Governor: Andrew Gillum vs. Ron DeSantis

U.S. Senate: Bill Nelson vs. Rick Scott

Agriculture Commissioner: Nikki Fried vs. Matt Caldwell

Attorney General: Sean Shaw vs. Ashley Moody

Chief Financial Officer: Jimmy Patronis vs. Jeremy Ring

Profiles on candidates in local and regional races:

U.S. House Rep, District-19: Francis Rooney | David Holden

Florida House Rep, District 78: Parisima Taeb | Heather Fitzenhagen

Florida House Rep, District 79: Mark Lipton | Spencer Roach

Florida State Rep, District 77: Dane Eagle | Alanis Garcia

Florida House District 76: David Bogner | Ray Rodrigues

Lee County Commissioner, District 2: Bill Taylor | Cecil Pendergrass

Fort Myers City Council, Ward 4: Kevin Anderson | Leigh Eby Scrabis

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Amendments

We have a daily roundup from the six editorial boards across USA TODAY NETWORK—FLORIDA on their recommendations for state-wide amendments:

A full roundup:12 amendments on Florida's 2018 election ballot: What they mean

From the News-Press editorial board:Vote yes or no on proposed amendments? Here's what our editorial board says

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