Story highlights Early voting alone could provide a substantial number of votes for Bush in Florida

About 25% of the total of registered Republicans in Florida have voted early or absentee

Miami (CNN) Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush may have dropped out of the presidential race weeks ago -- but his name is on the ballot in Florida on Tuesday anyway.

And he may get a good chunk of votes in the primary -- perhaps the final insult for Marco Rubio, who trails front-runner Donald Trump by 17 points in the latest poll out Monday.

The votes could come on two fronts: absentee voting started weeks before Bush left the race, and the fact his name remains on the ballot Tuesday despite suspending his campaign.

Early voting alone could provide a substantial number of votes for Bush in Florida. University of Florida political scientist Daniel Smith has been tracking early voting and absentee voting in the lead-up to Tuesday.

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