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 money or a game of Candyland.
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 12% Jonathan Green 4%
Moore, Phillips in runoff
Jared Moore will face Chris Phillips in City Council District 4 race.
Perkins wins
Dale Perkins beat Charles Bare for ECUA District 4 seat, 5,277-4,264.
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 effectiveness any flyers or ads placed in…
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 Williams Sr. and Walker Wilson. As of…
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 of Pensacola, 14,178 residents have voted —36.1…
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 Charles Bare. As 1:30 pm, 12,614 Pensacola…
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 have been cast today, increasing the primary…
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. The Pearl Nelson Center is the largest…
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 Hwy 232 Precinct 46 TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH…
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 shared this story about the late senator….
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 at 12,100. There are two provisional ballots…
Federal tariff mitigation plan for farmers announced
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers hurt by the trade war after the federal government imposed…
Pensacola sister, Gero, Japan recovering
Pensacola’s sister city, Gero, Japan, is still recovering from extreme flooding and landslides caused by the landfall of Typhoon Prapiroon in July. Gero experienced all-time rainfall records and saw thousands of citizens…