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A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2018

Results are coming in from Florida’s 6th Congressional District, and the general election to succeed Rep. Ron DeSantis will be a battle between Democratic candidate Ambassador Nancy Soderberg and Republican nominee Mike Waltz, a former Green Beret, White House senior staffer, and current military contractor and Fox News commentator. In the Democratic primary, Soderberg downed Ormond Beach […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2018

U.S. Rep. Al Lawson won the Democratic primary Tuesday for Florida’s 5th Congressional District. Lawson held off former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown’s challenge in Duval, only losing there by roughly 20 points, while racking up prohibitively strong margins out west. Lawson won all seven other counties in the district. Lawson won in total 60 percent to […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2018

In the hottest primary race of all of the Jacksonville area state House battles, lawyer/lobbyist Wyman Duggan won Tuesday over yacht broker Mark Zeigler and Joseph Hogan (son of Elections Supervisor Mike Hogan), in the GOP primary to succeed Rep. Jay Fant in House District 15. Duggan, supported by the Jacksonville establishment (including multiple ads featuring […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2018

Voting machine issues are cropping up in Jacksonville precincts as Election Day continues. And “unscanned ballots,” some worry, may add drama to the count this evening. The problem: the width of some ballots, mostly but not exclusively NPA, is too broad for the tabulation machine. However, Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan expressed confidence, saying the size […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2018

Those who cover Gov. Rick Scott have long since committed to memory his stories of overcoming childhood adversity to become Governor of the state. His latest ad, already running throughout the state, spotlights that story about Scott, the likely Republican nominee for U.S. Senate against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson. It includes references to Scott growing up in […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2018

Mercifully, primary Election Day is upon us in Northeast Florida, the culmination of months of spirited campaigning, big time spending, and the occasional calumny or two. And now that it’s finally Tuesday, we will see the resolution of a number of narratives that have percolated for these many months. Moving from the top of the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 27, 2018

Some enthusiasm still exists in Jacksonville’s City Hall when it comes to expanding the use of jail inmates for municipal work projects. As we reported earlier this year, Jacksonville City Council members were examining the concept of using inmate work crews for remediation of municipal blight, even as prison strikes call attention nationally to what can […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 27, 2018

According to the final poll of the Democratic race for governor, former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine has faded with voters, down by 10 with a day left to go. However, polls weren’t driving his itinerary for at least part of Monday. In the wake of a weekend bookended by high-profile mass shootings after a high-school football game Friday […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 27, 2018

According to the final poll of the Democratic race for Governor, Gwen Graham looks poised to be the nominee. While a seven-point poll lead on election eve would normally be cause for celebration, Graham on Monday was considering Duval County’s desolation after a weekend bookended by high-profile mass shootings after a high-school football game Friday night and […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2018

One of the most competitive races on a Jacksonville ballot Tuesday: HD 14’s Democratic two-way between challenger Paula Wright and incumbent Kim Daniels. Notable: this is an open primary, so Republicans and NPAs can vote — and on both sides, GOP donors are expressing preferences. Wright, backed by establishment Democrats (Sen. Audrey Gibson, state Rep. Tracie Davis, and Jacksonville City […]

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Nancy Soderberg, Mike Waltz emerge from crowded CD 6 primaries

Al Lawson downs Alvin Brown in Democratic primary

Wyman Duggan, Kim Daniels, Aaron Bean, Cord Byrd win Jacksonville primaries

Duval County vote count could have ‘delay’ after ballot size snafu

Rick Scott spotlights childhood adversity in latest ad

Northeast Florida primary narratives poised for resolution

Jacksonville continues to mull expanded inmate work crews

‘Pissed off’ Philip Levine slams NRA, no-show Republicans after Jacksonville weekend carnage

‘Your time is over’: Gwen Graham’s message to NRA’s Marion Hammer

GOP cash factors into HD 14 Dem primary war between Paula Wright, Kim Daniels