7 p.m.: Ernestine Sims of Carver City was on a mission when she voted for the first time today. ...more

Talk about a quiet room looking for a party! ...more

7:38 p.m.: Not much going on here at the Florida Democrats' home base at the Marriott Waterside in downtown Tampa. ...more

7:38 p.m. Cynthia and Elmo Forde couldn't wait to show up at Allen Temple AME Church in Ybor City and cast their votes for Barack Obama. ...more

7:21 p.m.: Though polls have closed, there are still more than 200 students waiting in line to vote at USF, according to Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson. ...more

6:52 p.m.: Shelly Stevens says she is about to have a stroke. ...more

Disappointed voters seeking freebies can be spotted wandering the University Mall. It seems the Ben and Jerry's ice cream shop at the mall closed five weeks ago leaving area voters without their free scoop of ice cream for voting. The woman at the mall information desk said she's been questioned all evening about the location of the ice cream shop. ...more

7:05 p.m.: The North Sarasota Get Out the Vote Coalition fired up the speakers and started preparing a celebration hours before the polls closed. ...more

6:45 p.m.: The Balm Civic Center had about 15 cars in the lot before polls closed. Precinct clerk John Bailiff, a 10-year veteran of the election office, says it's been much busier than normal. ...more

A busy day of voting in Hillsborough County is winding down, with polls set to close at 7 p.m. ...more

6:51 p.m. As of 6 p.m., the Pinellas County elections supervisor estimates that 71 percent of the county's eligible voters have cast ballots in today's election. ...more

6:45 p.m. BRANDON Things appear to be winding down at the Bloomingdale West Recreation Center, where the trickle of traffic has slowed to an intermittent drip and several poll workers are outside in the parking lot taking a cigarette break and rehashing the day's events. ...more

6:16 p.m.: Determined to vote, Dorothy Chance sat in her electric wheelchair for the 30-minute wait to cast her ballot. ...more

6:30 p.m.: With a half hour to go before polls close, the precincts in south St. Pete still seem to be drawing voters, but sparsely. The lack of lines surprised Cynthia A. Riddell, a lawyer with an office in Sarasota who's registered in south St. Pete. ...more

6:20 p.m. BRANDON Carolyn Horn emerges from the polls at Bloomingdale West Recreation Center, scans the quiet parking lot and turns her palms to the dark sky. ...more

6:04 p.m.: There were just 12 cars in the lot at Riverview High School, polling place for Precinct 952, just before 6 p.m. today. ...more

6:00 p.m.: Sometimes "big problems" at the voting precincts aren't really big problems at all. But that's how issues are often characterized by the time they reach a reporter's ears. ...more

5:56 p.m.: Gov. Charlie Crist is expected to make an appearance at the Republican Party of Florida's victory celebration at the Hilton Carillon Park in St. Petersburg. ...more

5:51 p.m.: Today at 5:20 p.m., 57-year-old Edward Joseph voted for the first time in his life. ...more

It was 5 p.m. at the Alice Hall Community Center in Zephyrhills and more ducks were being fed outside the building than humans casting ballots inside. An estimated 1,200 voters were expected at the precinct on Election Day, but with two hours until the polls closed, just over 600 voters had been through the doors. ...more

5:44 p.m.: Westchase resident Adam Johnston sat on the trunk of his car while he reviewed a voter's guide explaining the Florida amendments on the ballot. ...more

5:42 p.m.: As of 4 pm, Pinellas County elections officials estimate that 65 % of the eligible voters in the county have cast ballots. ...more

5:24 p.m.: At Precinct 939, the Apollo Beach Community Church, poll deputy Daniel McCarthy said turnout has been very heavy today, and it's getting busier as the day goes on. He did not know exactly how many people had voted. ...more

5:15 p.m.: It's a few hours before the start of the GOP's festivities at the Hilton in St. Petersburg. ...more

5:15 p.m.: The first time he was eligible to vote for the president of the United States, four years ago, William Belle missed out. ...more

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