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Drew WilsonAugust 26, 2018

A new poll of the Republican primary battle for Florida’s 15th Congressional District shows former state Rep. Neil Combee with a 3-point lead over top rival, Dover state Rep. Ross Spano, a few days out from primary Election Day. The St. Pete Polls survey, conducted Aug. 24, shows Combee with 32 percent support among likely […]

Drew WilsonAugust 26, 2018

Belleair businessman and Pinellas GOP chair Nick DiCeglie anted up bigtime ahead of his head-to-head with Seminole attorney Berny Jacques in the Republican primary to succeed term-limited state Rep. Larry Ahern. DiCeglie pumped $55,000 in loans into his campaign account and added another $22,350 in true fundraising to bring his overall to-date money total to […]

Drew WilsonAugust 26, 2018

Madeira Beach attorney Ray Blacklidge raised another $13,800 between his campaign and committee over the past two weeks, building on his fundraising edge over Republican primary opponent Jeremy Bailie. Blacklidge and Bailie are running to replace exiting Republican Rep. Kathleen Peters in Pinellas County’s House District 69. Peters announced last year that she would not […]

Ryan NicolAugust 25, 2018

There’s no love lost between Javier Manjarres and Nicolas Kimaz in the GOP primary in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District. But now the battle between the two has gone beyond the campaign trail and into the courtroom. Records from the Broward County Clerk of Courts show Manjarres filed a stalking claim against Kimaz on Aug. 14. The […]

Drew WilsonAugust 24, 2018

In the twilight hours of the Republican primary for Florida’s 15th Congressional District, former state Rep. Neil Combee has accused his chief rival in the five-way race of a serious crime: Buying votes. In a press release issued by Combee’s campaign Friday, the Auburndale Republican condemned the campaign of Dover state Rep. Ross Spano for […]

Ryan NicolAugust 23, 2018

A topsy-turvy week of political news just got a bit stranger after Democrat Donna Shalala appears to have just pulled in a new endorsement — from a Republican opponent in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Following comments made to Univision, Stephen Marks has confirmed to Florida Politics that he has stopped campaigning in the CD 27 Republican […]

Drew WilsonAugust 22, 2018

A new ad attacking Republican Toby Overdorf is hitting the airwaves in the Treasure Coast’s House District 83. The 30-second spot, titled “Toby Overdorf Stinks,” comes off like a greatest hits list of the attacks levied against Overdorf thus far in his primary battle with Port St. Lucie attorney Sasha Dadan. “Something about Toby Overdorf […]

Ryan NicolAugust 22, 2018

A new internal poll from the Maria Elvira Salazar campaign shows the candidate with a comfortable lead in the Republican primary race for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. The campaign commissioned the poll by McLaughlin & Associates, which showed Salazar receiving 40 percent of the vote in next Tuesday’s primary election. Former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Bruno Barreiro […]

Ryan NicolAugust 22, 2018

Republican Party state committeeman Richard DeNapoli says he’s seeking to reopen a 2014 defamation lawsuit against Javier Manjarres, a GOP candidate in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District. According to documents in the 12th Judicial Circuit in Sarasota County, DeNapoli has filed a motion alleging Manjarres breached a 2016 settlement agreement. In addition, DeNapoli filed a motion seeking […]

Ryan NicolAugust 21, 2018

Many argued U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis had a clear path to the Republican nomination due to a surge in his poll numbers after the endorsement of Donald Trump. Now, a new poll from Florida Atlantic University’s Business & Economics Polling Initiative (FAU-BEPI) is putting a dent into that narrative. Surprise: The poll shows Agriculture Commissioner Adam […]

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Poll: Neil Combee holds slim lead in CD 15 Republican primary

Nick DiCeglie takes fundraising lead ahead of HD 66 Republican primary

Ray Blacklidge maintains fundraising edge ahead of HD 69 Republican primary

Judge tosses Javier Manjarres’ stalking claim against Nicolas Kimaz

Neil Combee accuses Ross Spano of buying votes in CD 15 primary

GOP candidate in CD 27 drops out, endorses Donna Shalala

New HD 83 TV ad says Toby Overdorf ‘just plain stinks’

Internal poll has Maria Elvira Salazar ahead in CD 27 GOP primary

Defamation lawsuit against Javier Manjarres could be reopened

Adam Putnam climbs back within one point of Ron DeSantis in new poll