In response to pressures from political campaigns on Florida’s Supervisors of Elections, League of Women Voters of Florida President Patricia Brigham offered the following statement: After months of preparation for early voting…
Matt Gaetz upset, alleges election fraud
Northwest FLorida’s Congressman Matt Gaetz today issued the following statement regarding allegations of election fraud in Florida’s key races, Ron DeSantis for Governor and Rick Scott for Senate. “It is absurd that…
In case, you wanted to know
The constitutional amendments that passed on Nov. 6 will go into effect on Jan. 8, according to the state constitution.
Dems continue to pick up votes, Fried increases lead
As of 7 a.m. Friday, Bill Nelson only trails Rick Scott by 15,074 votes. Andrew Gillum has reduced Rob DeSantis’ lead to only 36,211 votes. And Nikki Fried has increased her lead…
Fried moves into Ag Commissioner lead, Gillum within recount threshold
As predicted, Nikki Fried has moved ahead of Matt Caldwell in the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture race by 575 votes. Andrew Gillum continues to advance on Rob DeSantis. The gap is now…
League urges provisional ballot voters to cure with SOEs
ORLANDO, Fla. – As Florida’s U.S. Senate and Commissioner of Agriculture races currently appear headed for an automatic recount, the League of Women Voters of Florida urged all voters who cast a…
Florida’s midterm elections by the numbers
By Jim Saunders, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA,,, TALLAHASSEE — A governor’s race. A U.S. Senate race. Trump. The 2018 midterm elections in Florida pretty much had everything a political junkie could…
School Board may be in charge of Escambia Public School District
Pssst, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas doesn’t want anyone to know this, but Tuesday’s vote to switch to an appointed superintendent may have put the school board in charge of the district operations. Marion…
Gaetz in driver seat on shaping DeSantis administration
Congressman Matt Gaetz helped Ron DeSantis pick his lieutenant governor, Jeanette Nuñez, coached him on the debates and now will be one of the chairs of DeSantis’ transition team. Susie Wiles, who…
Two, maybe three, recounts expected in statewide races
The GOP leads races for Florida Governor, U.S. Senate, and Agriculture Commissioner have tightened overnight. Bill Nelson now trails Rick Scott by just 21,899 votes (0.268 percent), while Andrew Gillum is now…
Sessions out as Attorney General
“At your request I am submitting my resignation,” Sessions wrote in a letter to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that Sessions’ Chief of Staff,…
Agriculture Commissioner race headed to a recount
Mail-in ballots are still being counted. Republican Matt Caldwell only has a 12,398-vote lead over Democrat Nikki Fried, which will mandate a recount. Rick Scott’s lead has shrunk to 30,161 votes, and…
Amendments passed: What have we done?
Only one amendment (Amendment 1) failed to receive the necessary 60 percent to pass. Amendment 2: Limitations on Property Tax Assessments 66%-34% •Makes permanent the 10 percent limit on increases in tax…
Upset of the night: Appointed Superintendent wins
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
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
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
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
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
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
The percentage of GOP voters is shrinking. It looks like Escambia County will have more than  a 60-percent overall voter turnout.