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Orange County School Board candidate Diana Moore faced parent and colleague complaints, suspensions as teacher
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1729+ words) Longtime Orange County teacher and School Board candidate Diana Moore’s confrontational personality has made both children and her fellow teachers cry at school, according to records obtained by Florida Politics. “As a mother, it is hard to stomach the thought…...
Ashley Moody already has 50% support in new poll of Senate race
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (278+ words) U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is on track to be elected in 2026, according to a survey taken this week by Quantus Insights. The Plant City Republican leads her Democratic challenger, Rep. Angie Nixon of Jacksonville, 50% to 43%. According to this data set, Nixon…...
Municipal elections abound in Miami-Dade this November
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (1700+ words) Voters in 22 Miami-Dade County municipalities will settle mayoral contests, fill Council and Commission seats and weigh in on dozens of ballot questions in the Nov. 3 General Election, with runoffs in some cities stretching into December. Seventeen of those cities, towns…...
Poll: Jon Fay up 24 over Johnny Austin Thompson in HD 2, right about where Alex Andrade left it
1+ week, 5+ day ago (687+ words) Alex Andrade won his last race for House District 2 by 22 points. The first public poll of the race to replace him has the Republican trying to succeed him ahead by 24. Jon Fay leads Democrat Johnny Austin Thompson 56% to 31% in an…...
Democratic poll shows Leela Gray winning majority over Anna Paulina Luna in CD 13
1+ week, 5+ day ago (515+ words) A Democratic poll shows Leela Gray in position to unseat GOP U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna. It’s the first time any major polling has shown Gray in a position to flip Florida’s 13th Congressional District, but it could be an early sign…...
Luis Salazar to officially launch General Election campaign as he attempts to flip HD 64
1+ week, 6+ day ago (609+ words) Luis Salazar is kicking off his General Election campaign next week, unveiling what his campaign describes as a “broad coalition around a campaign focused on affordability, working families, strong public education, representation, and ensuring the voices of District 64 are heard…...
North Miami disqualified a City Council candidate, then put him on the ballot anyway
1+ week, 6+ day ago (772+ words) Two North Miami lawsuits filed less than an hour apart last week seek court intervention on the same narrow question: Does a candidate’s signature on his own campaign check void his qualification for office? The parties involved — incumbent North Miami…...
Voting rights activist Desmond Meade withdraws from Governor’s race
2+ week, 3+ day ago (558+ words) Desmond Meade, a noted voting rights activist running a long-shot no-party campaign for Governor, has withdrawn from the race, citing insufficient funds to keep pace with some of the contest’s financial heavy hitters. Meade submitted a notice of withdrawal by…...
Gov. DeSantis controls clock on replacing Bryan Ávila in SD 39. How long until a Special Election?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (826+ words) Bryan Ávila’s resignation to join fellow Republican Byron Donalds’ gubernatorial ticket guarantees a Special Election in Senate District 39. As for when Gov. Ron DeSantis will call one … that’s up in the air, though the Governor’s Office says soon. There’s no…...
Winners and losers emerging from the 2026 Primary Elections
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1147+ words) Unlike in some other states where vote-counting can bleed into the next day or even later in the week, literal winners and losers in elections are typically decided on Election Day, after all votes are counted. Those wins can be…...