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Upset of the night: Appointed Superintendent wins

Posted on November 7, 2018

Malcolm Thomas will be Escambia County’s last elected superintendent of schools when he finishes his term in 2020. The voters last night approved the referendum that will make the position one that…

U.S. Senate race headed toward recount

Posted on November 7, 2018

Unofficial results show U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson narrowly trailing GOP candidate Rick Scott by a little more than just 34,500 votes out of a total of 8.1 million ballots cast–less than a…

Five questions answered

Posted on November 7, 2018

1. President Donald Trump did have the supporter among Florida voters to push Ron DeSantis to victory by 55,340 votes. Escambia County went heavy for DeSantis, but Andrew Gillum succeeded in garnering…

Appointed superintendent has 1100 voted lead

Posted on November 6, 2018

Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and his fan club must be sweating. The appointed superintendent referendum is winning with only 10 precincts outstanding.

Robinson next Pensacola mayor, Hill and Moore join council

Posted on November 6, 2018

Grover Robinson won the mayor’s race with a 55.8 percent of the vote. Jared Moore and Ann Hill will be the new council members, winning with 62.8 percent and 58.96 percent of…

Early results in

Posted on November 6, 2018

Doug Underhill: 58.2% Lois Benson: 65% Grover Robinson: 56.2% Jared Moore: 63.7% Ann Hill: 60.7%

More Dems and Independents are voting as polls close

Posted on November 6, 2018

The percentage of GOP voters is shrinking. It looks like Escambia County will have more than  a 60-percent overall voter turnout.

Republicans only half of the votes cast in Escambia County

Posted on November 6, 2018

According to the Supervisor of Elections office, only 60,333 Republicans have cast votes in this election, slightly better than half. Democrats and NPV make up 48.7 percent, and other parties have cast…

Over 7,600 votes cast today inside city of Pensacola

Posted on November 6, 2018

The three heaviest voting city precincts are #107 Grace Lutheran 716 votes,  #98 Macedonia Baptist Church 620 votes and #46  Trinity Presbyterian Church 612 votes.  District 4 has cast the most votes…

Voter turnout close to exceeding previous mid-terms in Escambia County

Posted on November 6, 2018

The Supervisor of Elections office reports 29,249 votes have been cast today. Couple the total with the 34,054 that voted by mail and 39,052 early vote, plus 82 provisional, a total of…

Inweekly exit poll

Posted on November 6, 2018

Let us know how you voted in the U.S. Senate and Governor’s races. You can only submit one form per IP address. We will post results after the polls close tonight.

Five questions that will be answered today

Posted on November 6, 2018

1. Who has the most enthusiasm and momentum in the governor’s race? Gillum or Trump? Ron DeSantis has turned out to be a nothing burger, with the charisma of a hard-boiled egg….

Poll: Appointed superintendent appears headed to defeat

Posted on November 5, 2018

If these polls hold, it looks as though we will still be voting for the Superintendent of Schools here in Escambia County. According to a new Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 466 100-percent…

Over 15K votes in Commission D2 race

Posted on November 5, 2018

Over 15,400 votes have been cast by County Commission District 2 voters as of Saturday.  Only 6,317 people voted in the GOP primary that matched Commissioner Doug Underhill vs. a well-funded challenger…

Over 16K city voters have cast ballots

Posted on November 5, 2018

The City of Pensacola could set a record for turnout in a mid-term election.  According to the Supervisor of Elections’ spreadsheet of early and mail-in votes by precinct, 16,305 votes have been…

Poll: Robinson widens lead over Spencer

Posted on November 5, 2018

Inweekly polled likely city of Pensacola voters at the end of last week.  According to the Political Matrix poll of 457 likely voters, Grover Robinson has a 10-point lead over Brian Spencer…

Election day tips for Escambia voters

Posted on November 5, 2018

Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford reminds Escambia County voters of some easy tips to prepare for Election Day, Tuesday, November 6: For reliable election information, use trusted sources. Check EscambiaVotes.com, our…

Let the good times roll inTrump Country

Posted on November 5, 2018

By Jeremy Morrison INWEEKLY– No one had to twist President Donald Trump’s arm about coming to Pensacola. According to Northwest Florida congressman Rep. Matt Gaetz, when he approached the president about campaigning…

Poll: Trotter leads Underhill by 10 points

Posted on November 2, 2018

According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 443 likely Escambia County Commission District 2 voters, Democrat Scott Trotter is picking up steam in his race to unseat Commissioner Doug Underhill. Political newcomer…

Inweekly polls: Nelson, DeSantis have leads

Posted on November 1, 2018

The top of the ballot state-wide races is close. There is no doubt about that. And with all of the electioneering and slinging of truths and falsehoods, the snapshot we have is…

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