November 4, 2014 - 6:00pm
Jeff Atwater Clinches Victory for Second Term
Submitted by Anonymous on November 4, 2014 - 8:08pm
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater cruised to an easy victory in his re-election campaign on Tuesday.
Atwater clinched the win over Democrat William Rankin, taking 59 percent of the vote as of publishing time. Rankin took 40 percent.
Atwaters win doesnt come as a big surprise -- he was heavily favored in several polls to stay in Tallahassee as Floridas CFO.
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Patrick Murphy Runs Over Carl Domino in CD 18
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 4, 2014 - 8:04pm
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., represents a district where Republican voters outnumber Democrats. But, on Tuesday, Murphy scored a big win over Republican hopeful former state Rep. Carl Domino. National outlets called the race for Murphy who, with 15 percent of the vote in, took 60 percent while Domino trailed with 40 percent.
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Ander Crenshaw Routs Two NPA Foes on First Coast
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 4, 2014 - 7:59pm
With 43 percent of votes in, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., will continue his time on the Florida political stage. First elected to Congress in 2000 after a long career in Tallahassee which saw rise to become president of the Florida Senate, Crenshaw won big on Tuesday, taking 78 percent of the vote. Crenshaw did not face a Democratic foe but did have two challengers running with no party affiliation: Paula Moser-Bartlett who took 16 percent and Gary Koniz who garnered 6 percent.
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Corrine Brown Returns to Congress, Beats Glo Smith
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 4, 2014 - 7:53pm
First elected to Congress in 1992 and representing the most Democratic district in North Florida, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., won another term on Tuesday. With 4 percent of the vote in, national media outlets called Brown a winner over Republican challenger Glo Smith. Brown stood with 64 percent of the vote while 36 percent backed Smith.
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Ted Yoho Wins Big in North Florida
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 4, 2014 - 7:48pm
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., who won a North Florida congressional seat in 2012 in one of the biggest upsets in Florida political history, kept his seat with ease on Tuesday. National media outlets called the race for Yoho who, with 4 percent of the vote in, took 62.5 percent of the vote against Democrat Marihelen Wheeler who took 35 percent. Term limits activist Howard Lawson, who was running with no party affiliation, took 2 percent.
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Sunshine State News on Radio for Election Night Coverage
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 4, 2014 - 6:40pm
In addition to covering the elections at the site, your humble blogger will be offering insights and analysis on the radio on Tuesday night. Tune into 1300 WMEL which can be heard all across the Space Coast where Ed Dean will be covering the elections on Tuesday night. I'll be joining Ed and his panel of guests throughout the night to offer updates.
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GOP Beating Democrats in Duval County Turnout
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 4, 2014 - 3:28pm
Democrats have the advantage in Duval County by almost 5.5 percent but Republicans are currently outvoting them by almost 9,000 votes, giving the GOP a leg up of more than 4.5 percent, by 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Election Day Florida: The Panhandle Factor
November 3, 2014 - 6:00pm
In an election whose coverage, for months, has shone a spotlight almost exclusively on Democratic-rich South Florida or the always-important I-4 corridor, its one little-noted part of the state that will have insiders eyes on it as the clock strikes 7 p.m. EST and the polls close in almost, but not all, of Florida.
Charlie Crist's Election Day Turnout: Soggy with Showers?
Submitted by Anonymous on November 4, 2014 - 1:48pm
It's dark, dreary and windy in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Tuesday and those counties have already been wet with rain.
Former Gov. Charlie Crist's hopes to return to Tallahassee pin on the chances that those blue county voters will turn out to the polls for him, especially given the deficit he's already seeing in Democrat vs. GOP voter participation.
Will the storm clouds and their chance of rain keep voters home in those all-important counties where Crist has spent the most time and money?
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