South Florida

Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018

GOP U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is holding onto his seat in Florida’s 25th Congressional District. Diaz-Balart fought off a challenge from Democratic candidate Mary Barzee Flores, earning 61 percent of the vote to Barzee Flores’ 39 percent. The Republican has long been a staple of the South Florida congressional scene, winning his first election to […]

Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018

Democratic candidate Donna Shalala has turned Florida’s 27th Congressional District blue, defeating Republican nominee Maria Elvira Salazar. Shalala earned 52 percent of the vote to Salazar’s 46 percent. Non-party affiliated candidate Mayra Joli grabbed just 2 percent. As early as 2017, the New York Times was calling CD 27 “the best Democratic pick-up opportunity in […]

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

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 […]

Jacob OglesNovember 4, 2018

A man accused of sending pipe bombs to liberal leaders across the country also scoured the internet for information on Democratic state Sen. Lauren Book of South Florida. FBI agents came to Book’s home to inform her of concerns that a pipe bomb may yet be sent to her, the Plantation Democrat said. “When I […]

Jacob OglesNovember 4, 2018

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The Rev. Al Sharpton travels to Miami today to promote the restoration of felons’ voting rights and rally voters to the polls. The noted civil rights voice and founding president of the National Action Network gets an early start today. He’ll be at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Miami Gardens for service at 7 a.m. Then […]

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 […]

Jacob OglesNovember 3, 2018

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam joins a parade of Democratic officials campaigning in Florida this year. The governor will be in Jupiter today rallying votes for Lauren Baer, the Democratic challenger in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, and Andrew Gillum, Florida’s Democratic nominee for Governor. Northam beat Republican Ed Gillespie in a landslide in Virginia last November. […]

South Florida

Mario Diaz-Balart earns re-election in CD 25

Donna Shalala pulls out win over GOP opponent in CD 27

Gary Farmer cruises to re-election in SD 34

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

Lauren Book among potential targets for accused mail bomber

Al Sharpton campaigning Sunday in Miami congregations for Amendment 4

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

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam campaigning today for Lauren Baer