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Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018

State Sen. Gary Farmer has prevailed in the race for Senate District 34 over write-in candidate Richard Hal Sturm. Farmer earned 94 percent of the vote to Sturm’s 6 percent. Farmer was widely expected to hold on to the seat in his matchup against Sturm, who appeared on the ballot as a write-in candidate. The […]

Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018

Plenty of internet experts have all sorts of predictions as to what will happen Tuesday night. But those putting their money where their mouth is see good news for Democratic candidates Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson in their respective races for Governor and U.S. Senate. As of the drafting of this piece (though with numbers […]

Drew WilsonNovember 6, 2018

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Those who want to watch the ballots trickle in minute-to-minute on Election Day can do so with a little knowhow, but that real-time data is lacking numbers from more than a dozen counties, including some of the most reliably Democratic ones in the state. The thirteen counties lagging: DeSoto, Hamilton, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lake, Miami-Dade, Nassau, […]

Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018

On Election Day, as the polls close, the after-parties begin. Candidates — along with nearly everyone else in America — will be glued to their screens Tuesday night for election results. In the end, win or lose, there will be a party. Some will celebrate a hard-fought victory, while others will be a bit more […]

Staff ReportsNovember 6, 2018

According to national elections forecaster Nate Silver and other folks at FiveThirtyEight.com, Democrat Andrew Gillum has a 3-4 chance of prevailing against Republican Ron DeSantis in Florida’s gubernatorial election on Tuesday. That estimation, however, doesn’t mean Gillum is polling at 75 percent. In fact, Silver figures Gillum will walk away with about 51 percent of […]

Ryan NicolNovember 5, 2018

For Our Future Florida (FOF-FL), a progressive group helping to elect Democrats this election cycle, says it knocked on more than 1 million doors during this year’s early voting period. The organization says those efforts resulted in more than 200,000 conversations. FOF-FL says its 1,600 staff members and volunteers will continue its turnout operation — get out the […]

Ryan NicolNovember 3, 2018

A retracted ad from pro-veterans group With Honor criticizing Democratic congressional candidate Lauren Baer is apparently still on the air, after it was broadcast on WPTV in West Palm Beach. In a statement, With Honor says the ad was run in error, and that the organization is investigating why the ad was still running as […]

Ryan NicolNovember 3, 2018

The final campaign finance reports are in to the Florida Division of Elections, and they showed Democratic state Rep. Robert Asencio once again ahead of his Republican challenger Anthony Rodriguez. Rodriguez has kept it competitive in recent reporting periods. But Asencio has brought in more outside money in each of the last four reports filed […]

Ryan NicolNovember 3, 2018

Republican congressional candidate Maria Elvira Salazar says a recent mailer from a left-leaning group contains lies about her health care stance. Now, Salazar wants the Internal Revenue Service to review it. Salazar is competing with Democratic candidate Donna Shalala in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. The Miami Herald reported on a news conference held by Salazar […]

Ryan NicolNovember 2, 2018

Second Chances Florida, a group supporting a constitutional amendment which would restore voting rights to felons who have served out their sentence, says it’s been in touch with millions of people throughout the state as they prepare to vote on the measure Tuesday. Amendment 4 would grant felons voting rights so long as they were not […]

Tag: 2018 midterms

Gary Farmer cruises to re-election in SD 34

PredictIt: Odds favor Andrew Gillum, Bill Nelson

Whodunit? Election Day numbers a mystery in blue strongholds

It’s not the party … it’s the after party! A rundown of where South Florida candidates will be on election night

Nate Silver pegs Florida Gov. race at 3 in 4 chance of Andrew Gillum victory

GOTV group knocked on 1 million doors during early voting

Oops: Retracted ‘With Honor’ negative ad was back on air

Robert Asencio tops Anthony Rodriguez in fundraising once again

Maria Elvira Salazar files IRS complaint over health care mailer

Voting rights restoration backers tout millions of voter contacts