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Sen. Sanders stumps for Gillum at UCF, urges young people to vote

ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke to a large crowd of students at the University of Central Florida on Wednesday to campaign for Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum.

Sanders spoke to students about the importance of early voting and the impact young voters can have on this year's intense midterm elections.

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With six days until Election Day, Sen. Bernie Sanders is campaigning for Andrew Gillum at UCF. Later today, President Trump will hold a rally in Fort Myers for Republican candidates.

Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Wednesday, October 31, 2018

More than 3.4 million people in Florida have already voted, surpassing the number who voted early or by mail four years ago.

New statistics released Wednesday by the state Division of Elections show more than 1.48 million people have voted early. Additionally, more than 1.9 million people have voted by mail.
 
During the last midterm election nearly 3.19 million Floridians cast their ballots before Election Day. More than 6.6 million voters voted early or voted by mail in the 2016 presidential election.
 
So far this year more than 1.43 million Republican voters have cast ballots, compared to nearly 1.37 million Democrats. More than 592,000 voters with no party affiliation have also voted.

Lieutenant governor candidate Chris King also spoke, along with Democratic nominee for attorney general, Sean Shaw.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.