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Jacob OglesNovember 10, 2018

Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner has formally ordered a machine recount in three statewide races: U.S. Senate, Governor and Agriculture Commissioner. “I hereby order the canvassing boards responsible for canvassing [the three races] to conduct a machine recount of the votes cast in the race,” reads an order from Detzner sent to elections supervisors […]

Ryan NicolNovember 10, 2018

With a recount looking, Democratic candidate Nikki Fried declared victory Saturday in her race to be Florida’s next Agriculture Commissioner. Fried also named former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy as chair of her transition team. U.S. Rep. Darren Soto of Florida’s 9th congressional District will serve as a co-chair, as will Fred Guttenberg. Guttenberg has become […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2018

North Fort Myers Republican Matt Caldwell continues to lose ground in the Agriculture Commissioner race to Democrat Nikki Fried. The current deficit is over 3,000 votes. However, for Caldwell there is a caveat. And that caveat rests in potential vote count rigging. On Friday, Caldwell’s campaign filed legal action against the Supervisor of Elections in majority Democratic Broward […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2018

The full power of the federal government may be brought to bear on Florida’s election drama, which will likely include three statewide recounts. Pres. Donald Trump, meanwhile, can’t stay away from the subject, which has obsessed him on Twitter as he heads to Paris for a summit. The President had joked about a Russian conspiracy at first, before […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

Overnight changes in the vote totals for Florida’s three contested statewide race show Republican Ron DeSantis‘ lead in the governor’s election slipping to 36,000 votes, Republican Rick Scott’s lead in the U.S. Senate election down to 15,000, and Democrat Nikki Fried moving out to an almost 3,000 vote lead for Agriculture Commissioner. That calls for […]

Jacob OglesNovember 8, 2018

Democrat Nikki Fried now holds the lead over Republican Matt Caldwell in tabulated votes in the Agriculture Commissioner race. Out of over 8.046 million votes counted, Fried leads by 2,885. If she wins and replaces incumbent Adam Putnam, Fried would be the first Democrat in the Cabinet for a number of cycles. Caldwell held a […]

Jacob OglesNovember 8, 2018

Republican Matt Caldwell took Broward County elections officials to task as his lead over Democrat Nikki Fried disappeared in the statewide Agriculture Commissioner contest. Caldwell spokesman Brian Swenson attacked Broward Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes while promising the campaign will ensure every vote gets counted. “We have watched Brenda Snipes and the Broward Supervisor of […]

Jacob OglesNovember 8, 2018

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio went on the offensive to complain how Broward and Palm Beach counties elections officials handled early and absentee voting. This comments came after vote tallies two days after Election Day flipped the Agriculture Commissioner race, tightened a voter gap in the U.S. Senate race and moved the gubernatorial totals into […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 8, 2018

Democrats all over the state including in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties are rallying volunteers to track down voters who may have cast a provisional ballot to ensure their vote counts. Democrats are within razor thin margins in several state and local races throughout Florida. State law requires a machine recount if an election is within […]

Jacob OglesNovember 8, 2018

The gap between Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Bill Nelson dropped down to 21,899 votes as more ballots from left-leaning Broward County finally went through election office scanners. Meanwhile, Republican Matt Caldwell’s lead over Democrat Nikki Fried dwindled to 4,109 votes in the Florida Agriculture Commissioner race. The developments in Broward continue as Democrats mount […]

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Ken Detzner formally orders Florida recount for Senate, Governor, Ag. Commissioner

What recount? Nikki Fried declares victory in Ag. Commissioner race

As Nikki Fried expands lead, Matt Caldwell sues Broward elections supervisor

‘Embarrassment to our country’: Donald Trump just can’t stay away from the Florida recount

The latest: Governor’s race in machine recount; Senate’s, Ag Commissioner’s in hand recount

Recount looms in Ag Commissioner race, as Nikki Fried seizes lead

Matt Caldwell labels Broward elections corrupt as recount looms

Marco Rubio on recount: Broward, Palm Beach failed to follow law

In Florida recount, Democrats might be working too hard

Senate, Agriculture races tighten; Governor contest nears recount trigger