Staff ReportsNovember 9, 2022
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This year, as redistricting shook up districts from the Panhandle to the Keys, several races featured easy wins.
Tag: SD 8
Staff ReportsNovember 9, 2022
Scott PowersJune 17, 2022
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In SD 10, both Democratic Rep. Joy Goff-Marcil and Republican Sen. Jason Brodeur drew Primaries.
Scott PowersJune 17, 20224min0
In SD 10, both Democratic Rep. Joy Goff-Marcil and Republican Sen. Jason Brodeur drew Primaries.
Scott PowersApril 12, 2022
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The Goff-Marcil/Jason Brodeur battle is one of two tight Senate contests in Central Florida.
Drew WilsonNovember 7, 2018
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Just like two years ago, the path for a Democratic flip or tie in the state Senate ran through Gainesville-based District 8. With only a few votes left to be counted, SD 8 voters appear to have decided they’ll stay the course and re-elect Republican Sen. Keith Perry over his Democratic challenger, Kayser Enneking, keeping the […]
Drew WilsonNovember 6, 2018
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Incumbent Republican Sen. Keith Perry leads Democratic challenger Kayser Enneking by 4 points in the final poll of Senate District 8. But his margin is less compared to 2016, when the Gainesville-based district backed him over former state Sen. Rod Smith by 6 points. According to a new survey from St. Pete Polls, Perry is netting […]
Drew WilsonOctober 16, 2018
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Three weeks out from Election Day, incumbent Republican Sen. Keith Perry has a double-digit lead over Democratic challenger Kayser Enneking in the race for Gainesville-based Senate District 8. A St. Pete Polls survey, commissioned by Florida Politics, found Perry leading Enneking 49-39 percent with 6 percent of voters opting for unaffiliated candidate Charles Goston and the balance still unsure […]
Drew WilsonOctober 8, 2018
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The race for SD 8 has already taken to the airwaves, but both candidates for the Alachua County-based seat have been sending out mailer after mailer pitching themselves as the best candidate for the job. As he’s done throughout the election cycle, Gainesville Republican Sen. Keith Perry put out another mailer this week tying his […]
Drew WilsonOctober 4, 2018
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The Florida Conservation Voters Action Fund said Wednesday that it’s putting $250,000 behind a digital ad campaign supporting the Democrats challenging Gainesville Sen. Keith Perry and St. Petersburg Sen. Jeff Brandes in the fall. The ad supporting Gainesville Democrat Kayser Enneking’s campaign in Senate District 8 hits Perry for his “disastrous ‘toilet to tap’ bill.” […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 20, 2018
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Florida Realtors PAC, the political arm of the state’s largest professional association, issued endorsements in statewide races and a bundle of legislative districts Wednesday. The group released three waves of endorsements ahead of the Aug. 28 primary election. Now that the title cards are set, their list of preferred candidates received a few adjustments. Republican […]