Primary elections are advancing in South Florida.

This Tuesday, primary elections are being held in the state of Florida, where voters will select representatives for the House of Representatives and the Senate, mayors, commissioners, school board members, judges, and other local positions.

The schools opened at 7:00 am and registered residents can attend until 7:00 pm.

In Miami-Dade County, there are 1,473,383 voters, of which 201,391 voted by mail.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is seeking reelection for a second term.

The Democratic Party urged on Monday to go to the polls in a message on its Twitter account: "Miami-Dade, tomorrow is election day! All our hard work has brought us to this moment, and I am very grateful for your support. Let's make history together again and continue our progress for another four years. If you haven't voted yet, remember to vote in your electoral district tomorrow."

Levine Cava faces six opponents, all Republicans: the mayor of Miami Lakes, Manny Cid; the former mayor of Surfside, Shlomo Danzinger; the former candidate for Florida's 28th Congressional District, Carlos Garín; the trapeze artist Miguel Quintero; the cargo and transportation executive Eddy Rojas; and the Cuban-American influencer Alexander Otaola.

The winner must obtain more than 50% of the votes; otherwise, there will be a runoff.

For the first time in over 60 years, Miami-Dade will hold its first sheriff nomination election, with candidates from each party facing off in November. There are 11 Republican candidates and four Democrats competing.

Christina White, the county election supervisor, told Local 10 that the term "primary" could mislead some voters, especially those who have no party affiliation, who may believe that this election does not apply to them.

"Many voters who do not have party affiliation have told me that they believe these are not elections in which they can vote, and nothing could be further from the truth. All 1.5 million registered voters in Miami-Dade are eligible," he clarified.

Florida is a state with closed primary elections, so only voters who are registered members of political parties can vote for their party's candidates or nominees.

White clarified that in Miami-Dade electoral participation has been slow, but there have been no issues at the polling places.