Local races vs. Inweekly polls
The biggest surprises were: Mike Hill edging out Rebekah Bydlak in the GOP primary for House District 1. Incumbent Doug Underhill surging in August to…
Statewide races vs. Inweekly polls
In governor’s race, the Inweekly/Political Matrix poll predicted the margin of victory for Congressman Ron DeSantis over Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam – 20 percent. The…
Hill, Garrett win House D1 races
Mike Hill held off Rebekah Bydlak, 9,003-8,460, with Lisa Doss serving as spoiler, 1,257. Â Vikki Garrett beat Franscine Mathis, 6,178-3.984.
Williams wins re-election
Judge Joyce Williams beat challenger Paul Hamlin, 30,014-29,414.
CNN projects Gillum to win Democratic primary
Andrew Gillum will win Democratic nomination for governor, according to CNN. Ron DeSantis is declared GOP primary winner.
Century Council runoff
Mary Bourgeois and James Smith Jr. will face off in runoff for Century Town Council Seat 4, 160-146. We suggest a spelling bee to save…
Underhill wins GOP primary
Commissioner Doug Underhill held off Alan McMillan, 3,264-3,053.
Robinson, Spencer in runoff for mayor
Grover Robinson and Brian Spencer will face each other for mayor in November. Robinson 34% Spencer 21% David Mayo 17% Drew Buchanan 13% Lawrence Powell…
Moore, Phillips in runoff
Jared Moore will face Chris Phillips in City Council District 4 race.
Bender wins Commission D4
Robert Bender will next commissioner for District 4 with 2,613 votes—26.73%.
Election Day voting changing dynamic of results
In 2016 General Election, most of the local elections had been decided by the time the election day came -61.6 percent cast. People discounted the…
Escambia School Board District 3 race: over 3500 more votes cast than in 2014
The voters are also turning out for the Escambia School Board District 3 race, which has Gov. Scott-appointed Lee Hansen vs. Laura Dortch Edler, Larry…
Escambia voter turnout at 25 percent, City 36 percent
As of 4 p.m., 52,613 people have voted in Escambia County — 25.17 percent turnout. Among Republicans, the turnout is 33 percent. In the city…
City of Pensacola vote may surpass 2010 primary
In the 2010 Pensacola mayoral primary, the voter turnout was 36.4 percent for a four person race–Mayor Mike Wiggins, Ashton Hayward, Councilwoman Diane Mack and…
Escambia County voter turnout strong
The voting in Escambia County has remained steady and probably will surpass the earlier prediction of a 25-percent turnout. As of 1:10 p.m., 14,698 votes…
Florida Blue awards The Arc Gateway $100,000 grant
The Arc Gateway is pleased to announce it has received a $100,000 grant from Florida Blue Foundation to support the Pearl Nelson Child Development Center….
Top 10 busiest Escambia County precincts
Here’s the breakdown at 10 a.m. – 7,929 votes cast today — Primary total:Â 37,829 (18% turnout) Precinct 43 BEULAH FREE WILL BAPTIST 7561 Mobile…
McCain said ‘Yes’
One of my favorite people in Pensacola is Nancy Fetterman, widow of Adm. Jack Fetterman. Nancy and Jack were close to Sen. John McCain. She…
Escambia voting is steady, expected turnout 21-25 percent
As of 7:55 a.m., 31,900 votes have been cast in Escambia County. We’ve had 2,019 votes today. Mail-in is at 17,779, and Early Voting topped…
