Palm Beach County voters decided to extend the schools' half of a 2016 penny sales tax increase. The result is a 6.5% sales tax.

Women voters in Palm Beach County are voting in much larger numbers than men so far, exceeding the statewide numbers that have been reported. As of Monday morning, Nov. 4, more than 570,000 votes have been cast in the county with 56% of them coming from women;

Palm Beach voters appeared to favor a half-cent sales tax to support schools. The tax would replace a one-cent tax that was agreed to eight years ago. The measure had the support of about 60% of voters at about 9:15 p.