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Republican incumbent Chuck Brannan won Florida House District 10 seat for the fourth election in a row over newcomer candidate Bobby Brady. He earned 74% of the vote.
Both Amendment 3 and 4 failed with only 55.7% and 57% in favor, respectively. Both amendments needed 60% public approval to pass.
When the vote count rolled in, it revealed that incumbent U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) successfully defended her seat by approximately 60% against Democratic opponent Tom Wells.
As of Tuesday at 7 p.m., over 30,679 Alachua County residents have voted on Election Day. Overall, the county has seen about 84% voter turnout with early voting and mail-in ballots included, or 137,739 ballots cast, according to the county’s turnout tracker.
Dressed in their Sunday best and ‘Black Voters Matter’ T-shirts, more than 500 citizens of Gainesville’s Black community joined together in music and educational celebration to incentivize others to perform their civic duty — voting.
Unhoused individuals often struggle with the hardships and stigma associated with homelessness, but stereotypes and unhoused status don’t mean they can’t exercise the right to vote. Yet many of them are still choosing not to.
Twenty-year-old Allison Wilcox said she has a dirty secret. While she’s never worn a MAGA hat or waved a Trump flag, she’d love to see the former president return to the White House.
As he walked into the Reitz Union Career Connections Center, Cameron Driggers joined the ranks of over six million early voters in Florida.
It’s 10 a.m., and the remnants of summer mingle with the wisps of fall. Clad in a magenta T-shirt, beaded heart earrings and Skechers sandals, Candi Morris waits at the door of Elder Options of Alachua County in southwest Gainesville. It’s her first cold call of the day.
When Thomas Vu first stepped into a classroom, he felt more at home than he’d ever been.
There is one Florida Senate seat up for election on the Alachua County ballot: District 9.
Florida House District 10 encompasses all of Union, Bradford, Columbia and Baker counties. It also includes the northern half of Alachua County, with a small portion of the northernmost neighborhoods outside of Gainesville enveloped as well.
The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections is responsible for setting up polling locations, educating voters, maintaining voter registration and verifying election results.
District 1 includes the southernmost portion of Alachua County, including Archer and Micanopy, as well as sections of Paynes Prairie. Most Gainesville areas west of the Archer Road and Southwest 23rd Terrace intersection are part of District 1.
There are three people up for Alachua County Sheriff this year: a Democrat, a Republican and a nonpartisan candidate.
Election Day is less than a week away. In anticipation of an influx of early voters, the Alligator has crafted a voter guide outlining candidates from the county level to the state level.
Some people take party buses for a night out, while some UF students ride one in style to vote in the 2024 United States presidential election.
In Florida, where there is no statewide curriculum for sex education, students face a patchwork of standards as districts set their own policies.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s participants created a field of color as they held up orange, yellow, blue and purple flowers. Looking around at one another, they noticed dozens of people scattered around the field holding the same color flower.
About 15 members of Gainesville’s Spanish-speaking community gathered Thursday night to share and learn more information about the voting process in the event “A Citizen’s Right to Know.”
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