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Ryan RayApril 6, 2015

The long tail of legislative seat-hopping put into motion when former Sen. John Thrasher decided to resign to become Florida State University’s new president will come to an end Tuesday. Special elections are slated to be held in Senate District 6 — Thrasher’s old seat — as well as House Districts 24 and 17, which Reps. Travis Hutson and “Doc” Renuart were enticed […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 21, 2015

The Duval County Supervisor of Elections race between Republican Mike Hogan and Democrat Tracie Davis (current Deputy SOE) that has been free from negative campaigning changed Friday. A press release issued by Robin Lumb, chairman of the Duval GOP, posed the provocative question: “Is Tracie Davis Someone Voters Can Trust?” “Democrat Tracie Davis needs to answer questions […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 3, 2015

Duval County voters face a battle of two experienced candidates for the Supervisor of Elections seat that will be vacated by Jerry Holland this year. Representing the Democrats, Tracie Davis, who has served in the SOE office for 13 years, through 44 elections, and as she said at the St. Paul AME forum this past week, other elections beyond that, including […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 26, 2015

There are a lot of candidate forums in Jacksonville. But for sheer magnitude and importance, it’s hard to top the St. Paul AME Church forum. This is especially true for city wide candidates who hope to reach out to African American voters. Tonight, people tell me, was the liveliest yet. Hundreds of likely voters jammed […]

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John Thrasher-induced limbo to be resolved in Northeast Florida special elections Tuesday

Allegations fly in Duval Supervisor of Elections race

Duval County Supervisor of Elections race is a battle of experience

Alvin Brown and Bill Bishop no show St. Paul AME forum