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A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2015

As early voting in Jacksonville enters its third day, Duval Democrats maintain an advantage in that turnout, but Republicans’ vote by mail advantage still offsets it. As of noon on Wednesday, the GOP lead was 2,006 votes. A total of 19,550 Republicans have voted, as have 17,544 Democrats. Meanwhile, 4,997 NPA voters are in the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2015

At this writing, the Alvin Brown campaign has no plans to reverse course and appear with Lenny Curry in tonight’s “debate” on Action News Jax. The word debate is in quotes, given that Curry will be alone on the stage, with what amounts to an hour when he can express his vision for Jacksonville without fear of reprisal […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2015

According to a new survey conducted by St. Pete Polls and commissioned by Florida Politics, Republican challenger Lenny Curry holds a four point (49 to 45 percent) lead over Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, the incumbent Democrat With Election Day less than two weeks away, just 6% of voters remain undecided. The party splits are vivid, with both candidates getting strong […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

In a move that can only be construed as a rejection of Alvin Brown by Jacksonville’s right-of-center establishment, The Florida Times-Union on Tuesday afternoon endorsed Lenny Curry for mayor. The Brown campaign, though, said it doesn’t think it matters all that much that the T-U endorsed the “party boss.” “The endorsements that will always matter most are […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

The specter of offshore drilling is real. And Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown wants to do something about it. A release from the Mayor’s office states that “after previously informing the U.S. Department of the Interior of his opposition to seismic testing off the Atlantic Coast, Mayor Alvin Brown today announced that he will file a proposed resolution with […]

Melissa RossMay 5, 2015

Zack Whitson, the 29-year-old owner of TWG Technologies and the North Florida millennial whiz kid behind new election data software, says Jacksonville’s mayor’s race is on a knife’s edge, according to his numbers and methodology. Whitson’s business is behind iElectApp and is also building Sphere, a new online tool letting users know which of their […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2015

What had initially been proposed as a debate sponsored by Visit Jacksonville on Monday turned into a pair of separate mayoral candidate forums for Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown. The incumbent mayor, ever wary of Curry’s “partisan tricks,” declined again the opportunity to share a stage with his opponent. Florida Politics went to the event’s venue at the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2015

On Monday morning, the United Christians of Florida announced its endorsements in the 2015 Duval County, Jacksonville city elections. Missing from that docket: recommendations in the mayoral race and in At Large Group 1. The group endorsed Mike Williams for sheriff, Geoff Youngblood and Sam Newby for At Large Groups 3 and 5, and Mike Anania, Al Ferraro, Reggie Gaffney, and Pat Lockett-Felder in […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2015

As of Monday morning, the first early voting count trend, combined with voting by mail, remains Republican, which bodes well in theory for Lenny Curry and other Republicans down the ticket. With a little more than 29,000 votes recorded as of 10:45 a.m., GOP voters had cast almost half: 14,491. The remainder is split between Democrats […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2015

With Election Day on May 19, there are surprises to be found in the Jacksonville mayoral fundraising and spending reports for candidates and their PACs. Some surprises are there for the viewing The first big one: As of March 31, the most recent numbers available, Alvin Brown‘s Taking Jacksonville to the Next Level PC was close […]

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Duval GOP, Democrats separated by about 2,000 in early voting

Lenny Curry’s one man show hits the airwaves tonight

Lenny Curry up 4 points in Jax poll; Sheriff’s race a dead heat

Florida Times-Union excoriates Alvin Brown in Lenny Curry endorsement

Seismic Thing: Alvin Brown to file resolution opposing offshore drilling

Millennial data cruncher says Jax mayoral race on knife’s edge

Lenny Curry, Alvin Brown speak to Visit Jacksonville; incumbent bars media

United Christians of Florida don’t endorse for mayor in Jacksonville elections

Republicans lead in Duval’s early voting

Jacksonville mayoral fundraising, spending reports show GOP trend