August 23, 2010 - 6:00pm
Beating the Republican establishment in a costly and combative campaign, Rick Scott seized the GOP nomination for governor Tuesday.
Scott Tops McCollum in GOP Gubernatorial Contest, Unofficially
Submitted by Anonymous on August 24, 2010 - 11:42pm
Beating the Republican establishment in a costly and combative campaign, Rick Scott seized the GOP nomination for governor Tuesday.
Scott's narrow victory over Attorney General Bill McCollum was hard-fought to the finish. As midnight approached, McCollum still wasn't ready to concede.
A prolonged ending would be a fitting conclusion to a bitter, five-month campaign in which McCollum accused Scott, a former CEO at Columbia/HCA, of financial misdealings while Scott tarred McCollum as a career politician.
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Allen Boyd Barely Edges Al Lawson in Dem Congressional Primary
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 24, 2010 - 11:08pm
U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd defeated Senate Minority Leader Al Lawson of Tallahassee in the Democratic primary by the smallest of margins -- 51 percent to 49 percent with more than 82,000 votes already counted.
Republicans were already targeting Boyd, and this primary result puts a huge bulls-eye on the congressmans forehead. Funeral home owner Steve Southerland smoked the Republican field -- winning 47 percent with more than 60,000 votes cast.
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Bondi Gets GOP Nod for Attorney General
August 23, 2010 - 6:00pm
Pam Bondi, a little-known Hillsborough County prosecutor just four months ago, triumphed over two more established party rivals to win the Republican nomination for attorney general.
Jim Norman Beats Kevin Ambler in State Senate Race
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 24, 2010 - 10:41pm
With more than 32,000 votes counted, Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman claimed 55 percent of the vote to defeat Rep. Kevin Ambler, R-Tampa, in the Republican primary for the Senate seat held by Sen. Victor Crist, R-Tampa.
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Bondi Gets Republican Nod for Attorney General, Will Face Gelber
Submitted by Anonymous on August 24, 2010 - 10:41pm
Pam Bondi, a little-known Hillsborough County prosecutor just four months ago, triumphed over two more established party rivals to win the Republican nomination for attorney general.
Buoyed by dissatisfied GOP voters looking for a fresh face, Bondi beat Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and former state administrator Holly Benson to earn the right to face Democratic nominee Dan Gelber in the Nov. 2 election.
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Looks Like Frederica Wilson Will Take Her Colorful Hats to Washington
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 24, 2010 - 10:37pm
In the crowded Democratic primary to replace U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, Sen. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, won with almost 35 percent with more than 36,000 votes counted. Dr. Rudy Moise placed second with 16 percent. With no Republican in the race and only an independent candidate in Wilsons path in this heavily Democratic district come November, Wilson appears headed to Congress.
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Rehwinkel Vasilinda Cruises in Dem Primary Battle
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 24, 2010 - 10:31pm
Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, D-Tallahassee, easily prevailed over former Leon County Democratic Chairman Rick Minor in the Democratic primary. With more than 20,000 votes cast, Rehwinkel Vasilinda won almost 69 percent of the vote. It looks like she will face businesswoman Kirk Headley-Perdue. While she had the RPOFs backing and outspent plucky conservative activist Ann Yarko in the Republican primary, Headley-Perdue carried 55 percent while Yarko took 45 percent with more than 13,000 votes cast.
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Dem AG Nominee Dan Gelber Takes Aim at 'Special Interests'
August 23, 2010 - 6:00pm
State Sen. Dan Gelber won the Democratic nomination for attorney general Tuesday, handily beating fellow Sen. Dave Aronberg and turning his fire on Republicans.
Democratic Nominee Gelber Promises to be a Different Kind of AG
Submitted by Anonymous on August 24, 2010 - 10:16pm
State Sen. Dan Gelber won the Democratic nomination for attorney general Tuesday, handily beating fellow Sen. Dave Aronberg.
Gelber, D-Miami Beach, launched his campaign against the Republicans, saying, Im running for this office because the attorney generals office -- like so many in Tallahassee -- has forgotten its purpose.
"Instead of having the back of Floridians, it has become a prop for politicians looking for a political boost."
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