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A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2016

Between them, Democrat Rod Smith and Republican Keith Perry have raised over a million dollars in their quests to win Senate District 8. Both men have enjoyed support from their state parties. And their total money raised is pretty similar. Smith actually leads Perry, barely, in terms of hard money raised: $539,570 for Smith to $537,997 for Perry. […]

Scott PowersOctober 17, 2016

Though he has not yet drawn the kind of massive outside campaign support backing his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. John Mica raised $400,000 in the seven weeks prior to October and had more than $1 million left to spend against Stephanie Murphy in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Murphy also raised nearly $400,000 between the Aug. […]

Scott PowersOctober 14, 2016

Polling done for and released Friday by Democrat Val Demings‘ congressional campaign shows she has a 38-point lead over Republican nominee Thuy Lowe in Florida’s 10th Congressional District. The poll, done by Democratic pollster Global Strategy Group in early October, shows Demings with 59 percent of the vote in the west Orlando district and Lowe with […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2016

If the cavalry is riding in to give Congressional District 5 Republican Glo Smith a boost before the Election Day, it needs to get moving. Smith’s latest campaign finance report, filed Monday, reveals her campaign is short on resources, especially given the far-flung nature of CD 5, which sprawls from Jacksonville to Tallahassee. From Aug. 11 to […]

Staff ReportsOctober 7, 2016

Democratic House District 9 contender Loranne Ausley will post total contributions of $33,126 for the latest campaign finance reporting period. Her report had not been posted online by Friday afternoon; a campaign assistant provided the figures upon request. The campaign had not yet calculated its expenditures. Republican candidate and Tallahassee attorney Jim Messer reported monetary contributions of $3,250 and in-kind contributions of $16,419, […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

Those who want to see Republican state Rep. Mike Miller win re-election in his tough battle with Beth Tuura for Florida House District 47 are coming to the table. The Orlando incumbent raised more than $52,000 in the last two weeks of September, not including another nearly $30,000 worth of in-kind services such as research, […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

Democratic House District 49 nominee Carlos Guillermo Smith never drew a political party opponent in his quest to win Florida House District 49 back from the Republicans, and he’s not taking lightly his lone rival, independent candidate Shea Silverman. Smith, who has pushed one of the strongest fundraising campaigns in Florida of any non-incumbent running for […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 29, 2016

Assault charges and ethics complaints mean there’s never a dull moment in the Senate District 8 race between Republican Keith Perry and Democrat Rod Smith. On Thursday, it was revealed the assault charges against Perry, filed after his confrontation with a man trying to remove a Perry sign in Gainesville, were dropped. The story had gotten global traction in […]

Bill RuftySeptember 26, 2016

Sam Killebrew, Republican candidate for Florida House District 41, has raised a campaign war chest double that of Democratic candidate Bob Doyel, who nevertheless raised more than any Democrat running for the district in 16 years. The battle for the open seat is the only competitive race among the seven legislative seats in Polk County […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 23, 2016

Democrat Loranne Ausley will post contributions of $14,330 for the latest campaign finance report in the House District 9 race. Her report had not been posted online by the state’s Division of Elections by Friday afternoon; a campaign assistant provided the figures upon request. The campaign will report no expenditures. Republican candidate and Tallahassee attorney Jim Messer, on […]

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Keith Perry leads Rod Smith in cash-on-hand in SD 8 race

John Mica, Stephanie Murphy, each raise about $400K in latest period

Val Demings’ poll says she has a 38-point lead in CD 10 race

CD 5 Republican Glo Smith had under $12K on-hand at September’s end

Loranne Ausley keeps lead in HD 9 fundraising

Mike Miller collects $52K cash plus $30K in services from RPOF

Carlos Guillermo Smith not taking independent opponent Shea Silverman for granted

Drama continues in SD 8 race between Keith Perry, Rod Smith

Bill Rufty: House District 41 candidates going for the money

Loranne Ausley again bests GOP opponent in fundraising