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A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2016

Gary Koniz finished a distant third in the race in Northeast Florida’s 4th Congressional District, garnering 2.21 percent of the vote. Days before his latest in a series of electoral drubbings, the NPA candidate made his displeasure known via a mass email to a few dozen people, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, Gov. Rick Scott, Robert Redford, Donald J. Trump, area sheriffs, […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2016

Northeast Florida finally has clarity on what its legislative delegation for the next two years will look like, as a panoply of new faces, along with one holdover, won emphatic mandates for election. Many of the races — such as the ones won by Cord Byrd in House District 11, Clay Yarborough in HD 12, Rep. […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2016

Jacksonville looks poised to have more gaming options available, as a referendum to approve slot machines at bestbet Jacksonville was approved Tuesday night. With 410,879 votes counted, the measure was ahead 222,085 to 188,794 — a margin of 54 to 46 percent. The effort behind the referendum, funded by Jacksonville Greyhound Racing, had over $2 million […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2016

Northeast Florida will have a completely new Congressional delegation in January, as the Associated Press has called the races in its two districts, and both were won by candidates looking to bridge the partisan divide. As widely expected, Republican John Rutherford downed Democrat David Bruderly in the 4th Congressional District: 280,319 to 110,257 (70 percent to 28 percent) […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2016

Robust Election Day turnout allowed Duval County Republicans to take the raw vote lead over the Democrats Tuesday morning at 10:10, after starting the day down by over 4,200 votes. At 6:00 p.m., the lead was winnowed down to barely 1,700 votes for Republicans: 177,844 to 176,119. That’s tight: barely a 1,700-vote spread out of […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2016

The Springfield area of Jacksonville dealt with at least one reported vote experience problem in the first hour of Duval County Election Day voting. The Westside Church of Christ on 8th Street had people “standing with completed ballots and can’t leave until SOE shows up,” tweeted Abel Harding. Harding described a chaotic scene, including a line […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2016

Election Night brings the opportunity for celebration for at least one candidate in every race. Northeast Florida candidates are no exception, with parties planned. Congressional District 4 Republican candidate John Rutherford will return to the place where he celebrated his primary victory in August: the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront. While the scene won’t be as chaotic […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has been an enthusiastic supporter and friend of Sen. Marco Rubio, dating back to a time before Rubio was in the U.S. Senate. Evidence of that political symbiosis abounds in more recent memory. Rubio was a prominent backer of Curry’s mayoral bid, coming into town for a rally the day before the May […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2016

The Republican Party of Duval County knows now how far behind it is in the turnout battle. With early voting wrapped up and a total of 297,616 Duval County voters having made their choices, Democratic turnout outpaced that of Republicans by a margin of 126,687 to 122,464. An additional 48,465 NPA voters have turned out […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2016

In Duval County, the doctor is in on Monday. Ben Carson will be at the Donald Trump headquarters, located at 3428 Beach Blvd., at 4:00 p.m. Monday afternoon. Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon, will be the last national-level Trump surrogate to appear in Jacksonville during the campaign. Carson was in Jacksonville in late October at the […]

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CD 4 loser charges Florida Times-Union with ‘election violation’

New faces abound in Duval Legislative Delegation

Jackpot for Jacksonville slots referendum

New bipartisan era begins for Jacksonville in U.S. Congress

Razor’s edge: Duval GOP, Democrats near even turnout as voting nears close

Technical difficulties pop up at Duval County polling places

Where’s the party? NE Florida candidates slate Election Night fetes

Lenny Curry talks Election 2016 at Jacksonville Marco Rubio HQ

Duval Democrats win early voting by 4,200 votes, hold slender turnout lead

Ben Carson talks Donald Trump in Jacksonville on Monday