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Peter SchorschJanuary 15, 2018

The Tampa Bay area will have three Senate seats and 14 House seats on the 2018 ballot; while most of the Pinellas and Hillsborough delegations will be the same when the 2019 Legislative Session rolls around, a few races are starting to heat up. First, the sure things. Tampa Republican Sen. Dana Young is still […]

Mitch PerryAugust 9, 2016

While the Democratic primary between Eric Lynn and Ben Diamond in the Pinellas County House District 68 race is one of the most competitive in the state, there hasn’t been too much public polling to determine who has an edge, just three weeks before Election Day. On Tuesday, that changed. Lynn’s campaign announced a survey of 400 likely Democratic voters […]

Mitch PerryMay 6, 2016

Pinellas County state House Democratic Rep. Dwight Dudley has filed to run for judge of the County Court in Pinellas County’s Group 9. Dudley is a St. Petersburg-based attorney who operates his own law firm. He announced last week that he would not run for re-election for his HD 68 seat that he was first elected to in […]

Peter SchorschMay 4, 2016

As an expensive and divisive primary shapes up on the Democratic side of the race to succeed Dwight Dudley in House District 68, one Republican thought to be a contender for the seat says he’s not interested in running. Former state Rep. Frank Farkas said late last week he won’t be on the ballot in 2016. Farkas, a St. […]

Tag: HD 68

Here’s where Tampa Bay legislative races stand heading into the 2018 Legislative Session

In dueling polls, Eric Lynn says he leads in HD 68; Ben Diamond says no, he is leading

Dwight Dudley files to run as judge in Pinellas County

Frank Farkas won’t run in House District 68