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Hasta el martes a las 7 p.m., más de 30,679 residentes del condado de Alachua han votado el día de las elecciones. En general, el condado ha visto alrededor del 84% de participación electoral con la votación anticipada y las boletas por correo incluidas, o 137,739 boletas emitidas, según el rastreador de participación del condado.
Alachua County’s general election ended on Nov. 5 with nearly 140,000 votes cast. This election season, voters had the chance to cast ballots for the presidential election as well as seven local and state races.
Democratic incumbent Mary Alford was reelected as the next Alachua County Commissioner for District 1 over Republican Elizabeth Doebler.
Democratic candidate Anna Prizzia has secured a second term on the Alachua County Commission, District 3, after running once again on issues related to environmental protection, social justice and local business development. A few of her specific goals include implementing water quality protection policies, affordable housing and workforce training programs.
Aside from electing local and national representatives, Alachua County voters also decided on several local ballot referendums and amendments. They’re amendments to city and county rules, known as charters.
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.
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.
A medida que el sol desaparecía el 1 de noviembre, la comunidad de Gainesville cobró vida con los coloridos sonidos y vistas de El Día de Los Muertos. Esta festividad mexicana tradicional, observada el 1 y 2 de noviembre, honra a los seres queridos fallecidos a través de altares vibrantes, ofrendas y otras celebraciones culturales.
As the sun disappeared on Nov. 1, Gainesville’s community came alive with the colorful sights and sounds of El Día de Los Muertos. The traditional Mexican holiday, observed on Nov. 1 and 2, honors deceased loved ones through vibrant altars, offerings and other cultural celebrations.
The back-to-back hurricanes of Helene and Milton devastated Florida and seem poised to surpass $50 billion in damages each, a threshold that differentiates “truly historic events.” In the wake of these no-longer-natural-disasters, Gov. Ron DeSantis dug in his cowboy boot heels when asked about climate change: “I don’t subscribe to your religion.” As the audience applauded his rambunctious response, climate change denial bared its ugly face for what it is: a death cult.
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.
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.
When Florida ranked as the leading state in student-athlete safety, the Florida High School Athletics Association saw it not as an achievement but as a rubric for improvement.
La tendencia de convertir los camiones de comida en restaurantes tradicionales ha hecho brotar una colorida variedad de comidas por todo Gainesville, una gran parte de los cuales procede de raíces venezolanas.
Juliana DeFilippo
In Florida, where there is no statewide curriculum for sex education, students face a patchwork of standards as districts set their own policies.
Solutions by The State News
