City runoff voting history

I don’t think the City of Pensacola has ever had a runoff for an At-Large seat or Mayor, but history shows it doesn’t take many…

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City precincts in other races

P.C. Wu (Dist. 1), Sam Hall (Dist. 2) and Jewel Cannada-Wynn (Dist. 6) won all their precincts handily. Maren DeWeese (Dist. 3) won her race…

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Precincts on City-wide races

J.D. Smith did beat Megan Pratt in one precinct (110 – Pensacola Christian) 32-30. C.J. Lewis and Eric Schmitz outpolled Mayor-elect Mike Wiggins at Pct….

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Newsweek reports on Wasilla hillbillies

NEWSWEEK has learned that Palin’s shopping spree at high-end department stores was more extensive than previously reported. While publicly supporting Palin, McCain’s top advisers privately…

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Boone Report: Shumak-Who?

by IN Reporter Sean Boone Relatively unknown in the Pensacola political scene, City Council Dist. 7 candidate Jacqueline Shumaker was able to force a runoff…

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Will Jack fight for council seat?

Jack Nobles did not campaign to keep his city council seat. He took vacations and attended FSU football games on the weekends. He did call…

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Under votes could have impacted results

Voters don’t always complete the ballots. Those are called under votes for certain races. State House District 3 Clay Ford wins by 2,706. Escambia County…

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Escambia County by precinct – big races

Look how Obama and McCain votes track across the county-wide races and the House District 3 race. Pensacola Christian College (Pct. 110) actually voted for…

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Escambia County races expensive, too

Wilson Robertson spent $81,421 in 2004 and lost County Commission Dist. 1 to Whitehead, who spent $45,507. This year Robertson spent $155,262 to win the…

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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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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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