The Presidential race had more votes cast in Escambia County than any other race on the Nov. 8 ballot. Many had forecast that the voters would skip over the presidential race. That…
Category: 2016 Election
Florida electors cannot flip vote to Clinton [podcast]
Jeremy Evans of Pensacola is one of Florida’s 29 delegates to the Electoral College. On Dec. 19, he will travel to Tallahassee to cast his vote in the Florida Senate chambers. On…
Pensacola Speaks: Hear from Florida delegate to Electoral College
My guest today on “Pensacola Speaks” will be Jeremy Evans, state committeeman of the Escambia County Republican Executive Committee. He is one of Florida’s 29 delegates to the Electoral College. “I’m getting…
Which Escambia precincts loved Trump the most, the least
On Friday, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford released the election results for each precinct. Here the top 10 precincts that gave Donald Trump the largest margins of victory: Precinct Location…
Tampa Bay Times picks six counties to watch, none in NWFL
The Tampa Bay Times has identified six counties to watch for this year’s presidential race: 1. Pinellas County: “Barack Obama won it by nearly 8 percentage points in 2008 and nearly 5…
Nearly 9,000 mail-in ballots yet to be returned in Escambia, 735K statewide
According to Florida’s Secretary of State, 735,681 mail-in ballots have yet to be returned as of 5 a.m. this morning. The majority of which are ballots requested by Democrats. Unreturned Mail-in Ballots…
Voting day tips from Election Supervisor David Stafford
Election Day Tips for Escambia Voters Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford has offered Escambia County voters some tips to prepare for Election Day, Tuesday, November 8: · Confirm the location of…
Al Jazeera English covers GOTV efforts
Al Jazeera English covered the Rubio rally on Pensacola Beach on Saturday, interviewing Republicans in the crowd. On Sunday, they visited Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Shihab Rattans heads the crew. He has…
Rubio: Supreme Court at stake in his race
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio made a campaign stop at The Sandshaker Lounge on Saturday. His focus was to urge his supporters to get out the vote and remind them that Florida is…
Escambia County sets early voting record
By the time early voting closed on Saturday, 92,824 Escambia County residents had voted: Mail (36,608) Early Vote (56,174) Provisional (42) According to Supervisor of Elections’ office, Saturday was their busiest day…
Pensacola gets international election coverage [podcast]
For the next week, Inweekly will host Al Jazeera English as they cover the days leading up to the Nov. 8 General Election and the day of the election. The Pensacola team…
Rubio: FBI email investigation should impact president race
“How could you possibly elect someone as President who’s under FBI investigation?” asked Sen. Marco Rubio in phone interview this morning. “For example, what if she’s indicted in March or in April…