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Hendry County voters went to the polls on Tuesday and voted in statewide races as well as local races. For election results for statewide races, visit here. The races are listed below. Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District   Seat 2  Julie Camp – 54% David Deetscreek – 33% David A. Lenahan II – 13% […]

Charlotte County residents went to the polls on Tuesday to select candidates for statewide and municipal races. But they also voted on candidates for the Englewood Water District and the Riverwood Community Development District as well as the Heritage Oak Park Community Development District. MORE: For statewide and local race results, visit here. Below are […]

There were a number of questions on the ballot for voters to decide on in Charlotte County on Election Day. The choices were yes and no, but the questions were far less simple. Charlotte County Charter Amendment 1 asked voters to decide if the Charlotte County Charter be amended to “provide for County Commission to […]

Florida Democrats lost out to their Republican opponents at the polls on Election Day. Major flips came from historically democratic counties like Palm Beach and Miami-Dade. The swing poses the question; are Democrats done for in Florida? One of the things that led to the change in representation was the Republican base voted in big […]

There are new faces in new places, as three new candidates defeated incumbents in key elections in Collier County. One of the most influential Republican figures in the county, Alfie Oakes, picked out three candidates who he thought should be elected to the Collier County School Board, devoting time and money to their races. Oakes […]

Could changes to the local election process become permanent in Lee County? After shifting their entire system following Hurricane Ian, the supervisor of elections says voting protocols could get an overhaul. With just weeks to set up a new system and inform voters about the changes, Lee County Supervisor of Elections Tommy Doyle is happy […]

Florida voters late Tuesday appeared to have rejected three proposed constitutional amendments that would have provided property-tax breaks and eliminated the state’s Constitution Revision Commission. The proposals, put on the ballot by the Legislature, needed support from 60% of voters to pass. As of 10:45 p.m., all were below that threshold after receiving little attention […]

Amid Republican gains in the U.S. House races in Florida, Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost became the first member of Generation Z to win a seat in Congress. As of Tuesday night, most of the Florida races for the U.S. House of Representatives had gone according to expectation, including Republican Anna Paulina Luna’s win against Democrat […]

Florida voters decided to keep a commission that meets every 20 years to make changes to the state constitution despite lawmakers who argued it is no longer needed. The measure failed to reach the 60% threshold needed to pass. Critics said Florida’s Constitutional Revision Commission had exceeded its original mandate and lacked accountability. The Legislature […]

Fort Myers residents have voted to keep Kevin Anderson as mayor. Anderson easily won Tuesday’s election against David Ruffin to keep his mayoral seat. Ruffin, who has a criminal past, said he didn’t want his past to define him. In the last few years, he became a changed man and wanted to help others change, […]