How does spending on city races compare?

2008 general election – $224,101…. 23 candidates 2006 general election – $121,657….16 candidates 2004 general election – $166,137….22 candidates

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Money helps in city races, but not always

There were nine City of Pensacola races. The winner or top vote-getter spent the most money in seven of the races. A sitting council member…

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Obama ground game worked in Escambia

In Escambia County, Obama got 12,024 more votes on Nov. 4 than John Kerry got in 2004. John McCain received 4,054 fewer votes than Pres….

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Will Obama grassroots organization last

The Obama ground game – an army of volunteers, an unprecedented get-out-the-vote effort and the heavy use of internet technologies – swept Barack Obama into…

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Gaetz son charged with DUI

The Daily News reports that Matthew Gaetz, son of State Senator Don Gaetz, was pulled over last Thursday, October 30 for speeding by an Okaloosa…

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What does new Pensacola council look like?

Mayor Mike Wiggins City Council At Large District 9: Megan Pratt City Council District 1: P. C. Wu City Council District 2: Sam Hall City…

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Obama wins

Barack Obama wins. CNN predicts he will have 338 electoral votes (270 needed). This is the landslide I predicted on IN Your Head Radio. My…

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Predictions miss on only one race

The predictions of our panel proved to be accurate in all but one race. The winner or top vote-getter was picked in 18 out of…

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Final House District 3 results

Winner: Clay Ford 32,710 52.1 % Lumon May 30,069 47.9% As predicted by some of the commentators on this blog, Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Christian…

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Final Escambia results

Sheriff WINNER: David Morgan 76,196 (52.6%) Larry Scapecchi 68,570 (47.4%) District Superintendent of Schools WINNER: Malcolm Thomas 84,802 (59.8%) Claudia Brown-Curry 56,894 (40.2%) County Commissioner…

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Henderson beats Hoffman

Joe Henderson has won Carl “Tim” Hoffman’s seat on the Gulf Breeze City Council. Joseph B. (Joe) Henderson 1,828 Carl T. (Tim) Hoffman 1,512

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No results posted for Santa Rosa County

This is no surprise. Somebody needs to turn on the Kaypro computer.

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Escambia County – Presidential results

Early voting & absentees John McCain 47,591 (55.6%) Barack Obama 37,148 (43.4%) Clay Ford is in trouble. He is doing much worse than other GOP…

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Early voting and absentee ballot results

Escambia County: Public Defender Candidate Votes James Owens 42,314 (54.6%) Tony Henderson 35,155 (45.4%) State Representative District 2 Candidate Votes Dave Murzin 24,625 (70.7%) Zane…

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More photos added

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Pensacola precinct now over 90 percent

Pct. 42 – Cokesbury United Methodist at Summit is topped 90 percent turnout as of 3:30 p.m.

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Boone report

Voters stream in for election voting by Sean Boone Although Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties have already seen record turnouts for early voting in this…

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What’s happening at the polls

At 1:30 p.m.- 1,700 of the 2,400 potential voters (71 percent) of the precinct at Trinity Methodist had voted. We are hearing other Northeast Pensacola…

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Election Day photos

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Update: Nobles, Mack signs

Just got off the phone with Jack Nobles. He is not upset about the balloons on his opponent Diana Mack’s signs. What has upset him…

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