Florida voters are projected to reject an effort to politicize the state’s public schools even further. They voted down Amendment 1, which asked Floridians if they wanted the state’s school board candidates to be identified by political party on ballots.

The GOP is keeping a particularly watchful eye on Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Pinellas and Seminole counties.

Republican Sen. Rick Scott will win a second term in Florida, CNN projects, defeating Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in a race that demonstrated the strength of the GOP in a state once considered one of the country’s premier political battlegrounds.

Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is hoping a reelection victory could position him for a Senate leadership role