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Phil AmmannMay 19, 2015

At the halfway point in Jacksonville’s municipal election, the most recent voter updates shows momentum beginning to turn toward Republican mayoral candidate Lenny Curry. Curry, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, is in a tight battle with incumbent Democratic Mayor Alvin Brown. According to a statewide business association that’s closely following the race, […]

Melissa RossMay 19, 2015

Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland is segueing from a successful tenure in the SOE office to becoming Jacksonville’s new Property Appraiser. He’s going out with the same reputation for efficiency he began with in the office, spending Election Day tracking returns, reminding voters to make sure they hit their correct precinct, and giving […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 19, 2015

I’ve never played poker with Lenny Curry, but I expect he’d be hard to beat. He rarely gives the game away nor shows too much emotion. Those tendencies held true during a brief conversation with reporters after he voted on Tuesday morning at the Southside United Methodist Church. Curry kept his remarks soundbite-friendly. He said […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 19, 2015

One of the interesting phenomena related to the term of Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is that he has never been below 55 percent approval ratings. That said, according to the latest St. Pete’s Poll, he is in a dead heat with challenger Lenny Curry on Election Day. Despite the uncertainty of the outcome of today’s Jacksonville election, Mayor […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 19, 2015

Released on Monday evening, the last St. Pete’s Poll assessment of the Jacksonville mayor and sheriff’s races tells everyone with a stake in the game to get ready for a long Election Night. The mayor’s race between incumbent Alvin Brown and Republican Lenny Curry, as well as the sheriff’s race between Ken Jefferson and Mike Williams, are both too close […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2015

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, two of the brightest stars in the Florida Republican Party, came to Jacksonville on Monday afternoon to support another rising star: Lenny Curry, the Republican mayoral candidate who spent the last year rising from a name recognition deficit to a dead heat with incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown. A cavalcade […]

Melissa RossMay 18, 2015

Public safety has emerged as a major issue in Jacksonville’s superclose mayor’s race, with incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown defending his approach to this core function of government, while challenger Lenny Curry has hammered Brown’s administration on the issue of violent crime. A recent school bus shooting incident reinforced the narrative. In particular, the Curry campaign has […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2015

In an event that was half policy and half retail politics, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was joined by Audrey Gibson and Mia Jones and other African-American Democrats on Monday morning. Their shared purpose: to lambaste the governor for failing to secure federal funding for local hospitals. As well, there was more than a little bit of electioneering going at […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2015

As the Jacksonville election approaches on Tuesday, new data gives insight into what the eventual outcome between Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown might be. Spoiler alert: It’s going to be a close one. In terms of media buys, the Democrats have been outspent, according to a well-connected Democratic source. Curry has spent more than $1 milion, with […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 17, 2015

Saturday was a big day for Early Voting in Jacksonville. Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland observes that “5,355 ballots were cast on Day 13 of Early Voting,” which is the biggest number thus far. “43,724 Democratic voters, 40,832 Republican voters and 11,009 Non-Partisan voters have either cast an Early vote or a Vote by […]

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Momentum turns toward GOP in Jax election afternoon update

SOE Jerry Holland: Expect at least 40 percent turnout on Jax Election Day

Lenny Curry: “We’re in the game”

Alvin Brown: “God is in control”

Poll: on Election Eve, Jax mayor and sheriff races too close to call

Marco Rubio, Carlos Lopez-Cantera stump for Lenny Curry

Public safety accusations fly on Election Eve in Jacksonville

Mixing politics and policy, Corrine Brown excoriates Rick Scott, GOP at UF Health

Jax mayoral race tight as early voting ends

How “Selma Sunday” could decide the Jacksonville election on Tuesday