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Jacob OglesNovember 18, 2018

Democrat Nikki Fried declared victory once again in Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner race. “I’m honored to serve as your next Commissioner of Agriculture. Now, we come together and work in union to govern for the people of Florida,” Fried said today on Twitter. But officials with Republican Matt Caldwell’s campaign say he’s waiting on controversy in […]

Ryan NicolNovember 18, 2018

Republican Mike Caruso has been declared the next state representative from House District 89, defeating his Democratic opponent by just 32 votes in the official results. The race between Caruso and Ocean Ridge Mayor Jim Bonfiglio went through both a machine and manual recount as a result of the razor-thin margin. But once completing those […]

Jacob OglesNovember 18, 2018

A complete hand recount of a close U.S. Senate race and an even tighter Agriculture Commissioner contest ultimately produced no change in outcome. Election officials in Florida’s 67 counties faced a noon deadline today to submit results of a manual recount on two statewide races separated by less than a 0.25 percent. In the high-profile […]

Jacob OglesNovember 18, 2018

With a manual recount complete, Republican Elizabeth Fetterhoff maintained her narrow edge over Democrat Patrick Henry is Florida House District 26. Volusia County elections officials report the manual recount concluded, and Fetterhoff ultimately received 30,610 votes to the Democratic incumbent’s 30,549, an 61-vote lead, or 0.1 percent of votes cast. The count remains close enough […]

Jacob OglesNovember 18, 2018

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Democrat Andrew Gillum formally conceded the race for Florida Governor for a second time. Standing alongside wife, R. Jai, in a Facebook Live video and wearing an jacket for his alma mater Florida A&M University, the Tallahassee mayor formally brought to a close one of the most dramatic gubernatorial elections in state history. “This has been the […]

Jacob OglesNovember 17, 2018

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President Donald Trump may have just directed his most damaging tweet yet at Democrat Andrew Gillum. He paid him a compliment. “Congratulations to Andrew Gillum on having run a really tough and competitive race for Governor of the Great State of Florida,” Trump tweeted. “He will be a strong Democrat warrior long into the future—a […]

Jacob OglesNovember 17, 2018

With a hand recount of U.S. Senate votes in Broward County complete, Democrat Bill Nelson netted less than 300 votes, according to Republican Rick Scott’s campaign. That’s bad news for the Democrat, who hoped the examination of some 32,000 undervotes in the heavily Democratic County would help close a 12,603-vote deficit in the election. Miami […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 17, 2018

Senate District 18 presumptive winner Janet Cruz is again declaring victory in her bid to unseat incumbent Republican Dana Young. After a manual recount conducted in Hillsborough County, Cruz — who was last the House Democratic Leader — maintains a 382-vote lead over Young, according to the Florida Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. Cruz’s victory is […]

Scott PowersNovember 16, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott‘s Republican U.S. Senate campaign wants Broward County’s late-transmitted machine recount results to count in Florida’s U.S. Senate race. Scott’s campaign recount attorney Tim Cerio has fired off a letter to Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner asking for confirmation that Detzner will accept the Broward County numbers even though they arrived after Thursday’s […]

Scott PowersNovember 15, 2018

Arguing that Palm Beach County’s problems with machines breaking down during the machine recount this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s campaign has sued in state court seeking to force a recount of all half-million ballots there. Palm Beach County is not the main hope for Nelson’s campaign as the state moves to the ordered […]

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Nikki Fried claims victory as Matt Caldwell eyes South Florida totals

Mike Caruso declared winner following recount in HD 89

Florida finished its hand recount. Here’s how it turned out.

Elizabeth Fetterhoff clings to 61-vote lead after hand recount

With recount completed, Andrew Gillum concedes—again

The Kiss-off: Donald Trump dubs Andrew Gillum strong warrior—in the ‘future’

Broward County hand recount nets little for Bill Nelson

With hand recount complete, Janet Cruz wins battleground state Senate seat

Rick Scott’s team wants Broward County recount results to count

Bill Nelson seeking recount of all ballots in Palm Beach County