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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 4, 2016

Florida Democrats have surpassed Republicans in pre-election totals, aided in large part by turnout during the early voting period. Data compiled by the Florida Chamber of Commerce show nearly 2.1 million Democrats and nearly 2.1 million Republicans have already voted this election cycle. According to the Chamber data, Democrats now lead Republicans by a margin […]

Jim RosicaOctober 17, 2016

It’s a small lead — 27 ballots — but Democrats are now in front in the number of returned vote-by-mail ballots. With more than a half-million ballots turned in, the Division of Elections website Monday showed registered Democrats had submitted 210,734 ballots to Republicans’ 210,707. Other party and no-party voters have returned another 91,648 ballots to their local supervisors of elections. Monday’s update […]

Staff ReportsOctober 11, 2016

Nearly 50,000 vote-by-mail ballots already have been returned out of the 2.7 million requested for the November general election. Tuesday’s tally, exactly 48,331, was posted on the state’s Division of Elections website. That includes ballots to service members and others outside the country. Registered Republicans lead in voted ballots to Democrats by 21,027 to 18,421, a gap of 2,606. Other party and […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 16, 2016

The number of vote-by-mail ballots requested by voters for the November general election is creeping steadily toward one million. The tally, as of Friday, according to the state’s Division of Elections, is 834,481. That includes ballots mailed by Florida elections supervisors to service members and others outside the country. Registered Republicans lead Democrats by 348,139 to 327,010, a gap of 21,129. Other party […]

Jim RosicaAugust 25, 2016

More than one million Floridians have voted by mail for the Aug. 30 primary election, state records show. As of Thursday, the state’s Division of Elections website showed 1,027,347 ballots had been returned to county supervisors of elections. Republicans still are leading Democrats, 501,852 to 391,770. Historically, Florida Republicans have had an advantage with vote-by-mail ballots, while the […]

Jim RosicaAugust 12, 2016

The number of Floridians voting by mail for this year’s primary election has exceeded a half-million. As of Friday, the state’s Division of Elections website showed 535,663 ballots had been returned to county supervisors of elections. Republicans still are leading Democrats, 257,163 to 205,384. Historically, Florida Republicans have had an advantage with vote-by-mail ballots, while the Democrats are stronger with early voting. […]

Jim RosicaAugust 5, 2016

Republicans are leading Democrats in the number of votes-by-mail already turned in for the 2016 primary election by more than 14,000 ballots. The latest figures were on the state’s Division of Elections website Friday morning. Registered Republicans submitted 98,311 ballots to their county supervisors of elections, with registered Democrats turning in 83,805. Historically, Florida Republicans have had an advantage […]

Jim RosicaJune 30, 2016

This year, Jamie Grant got lucky. The Hillsborough County Republican qualified for office with no opposition, meaning he’s an automatic walk-on for the 2016-18 term. But for Grant, who represents Florida House District 64, that’s far from the story two years ago. He was re-elected, then had the results thrown out after legal challenges put them into question, […]

Jim RosicaJune 20, 2016

It’s unlikely candidates will need a Lear jet to qualify for office this year. Still, filing early does avoid the bad luck of unforeseen circumstances. Qualifying began noon Monday and lasts till noon Friday for an array of offices up for election in November. They include U.S. senator and representative, state senator and representative, county offices […]

Jim RosicaJune 7, 2016

Florida Grown, the political committee that likely will fuel Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam‘s 2018 bid for governor, posted more than $185,000 in contributions for May. Committees face a deadline for reporting their latest numbers on Friday. The committee released its figures early on its own website. Contributions include $100,000 from Florida Jobs PAC, a political arm of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, records show. “Commissioner Putnam is […]

Tag: Division of Elections

Democrats take the lead in pre-Election Day votes

Democrats take slight lead in vote-by-mail ballots

Almost 50,000 vote-by-mail ballots have been returned

Vote-by-mail ballot requests getting closer to 1 million

Primary votes-by-mail pass 1 million mark

Primary votes-by-mail pass half-million mark

GOP leading Democrats in votes-by-mail

Jamie Grant doesn’t miss 2014-15 election drama

2002 FedEx airplane crash good reason to qualify early

Adam Putnam fundraising committee, Florida Grown, raises $185K in May