Ryan NicolMarch 12, 2019
4min525
Brook will replace the late Mayor Skip Campbell, who passed away in October.
Tag: election results
Ryan NicolMarch 12, 2019
Danny McAuliffeNovember 7, 2018
5min563
Floridians failed to support Amendment 1, which would have increased the state’s homestead exemption by $25,000. Thus far, the proposal is poised to receive less than 60 percent support, meaning it will not meet the threshold needed to pass. It was the only one out of 12 amendments on the ballot to not break the three-fifths threshold. […]
Danny McAuliffeNovember 6, 2018
4min486
Floridians have successfully passed a permanent extension to an already existing yearly tax increase cap on properties that don’t have a homestead exemption. Amendment 2 was passed by a margin of 66 percent-34 percent as of 8:45 p.m. Tuesday. The proposal needed but 60 percent voter approval to pass. Voters approved over a decade ago the […]
Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2018
5min634
Attorney Jason Pizzo has knocked incumbent state Sen. Daphne Campbell out of the Florida Legislature, defeating her in the Democratic primary for Senate District 38 Tuesday night. After all the votes were counted, Pizzo led Campbell 54 percent to 46 percent among Miami-Dade voters. “We overcame challenges and obstacles, and now we’re ready to lead […]
Drew WilsonAugust 28, 2018
5min518
Hillsborough School Board member Susan Valdes appears to have overcome months of sloppy campaigning to eek out a win in the Democratic primary for Hillsborough County’s House District 62. With 34 of 37 precincts reporting some outstanding mail votes, Valdes is leading Mike Alvarez, U.S. Marine Corps veteran by a few hundred votes with medical marijuana […]
Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2018
3min452
Michael Grieco overcame a troubled political past Tuesday night to emerge victorious in the Democratic primary for House District 113. Grieco pulled in 41 percent of the vote, beating out Deede Weithorn at 35 percent and Kubs Lalchandani at 24 percent. Grieco entered the race right after finishing a six-month probation which barred him from […]
Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2018
3min366
Toby Overdorf came out on top Tuesday over Sasha Dadan thanks in large part to to Martin County voters With all precincts reporting, Overdorf stood at 54 percent of the vote to Dadan’s 46 percent. But that margin masks a razor-thin margin in St. Lucie County, where Overdorf led by just 11 votes, 3,677 to […]
Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2018
3min355
Michael Gottlieb is likely the next representative from House District 98 after winning the Democratic primary race Tuesday night. Gottlieb finished the night with a 39 percent to 27 percent lead over Andrew Dolberg, who issued a statement conceding the race. “I’m proud of the campaign we’ve run and thankful for everyone who made this […]
Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2018
3min429
Democrat Jim Bonfiglio and Republican Mike Caruso came out ahead in their respective primaries Tuesday night, setting up a showdown between the pair this November. Bonfiglio defeated Ryan Rossi 57 percent to 43 percent. Caruso ended the night with a similar margin, leading Matt Spritz 56 percent to 44 percent. Bonfiglio, the Mayor of Ocean Ridge, […]
Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2018
5min481
A pair of new faces will likely be headed to Tallahassee after Cindy Polo and Dotie Joseph emerged victorious from their respective Democratic primary races Tuesday night. Polo finished well ahead of Rick Tapia in House District 103. Polo pulled in 65 percent of the vote to Tapia’s 35 percent. Polo, the daughter of immigrants […]