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Florida's next governor, tea party-backed Republican Rick Scott, accepted his new job today by promising the state "better days are coming."
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Elections officials say the storms interrupted phone lines used to transmit the votes from optical scan voting machines at polling stations
Anti-incumbent sentiment played little, if any, role in Hillsborough County's judicial races, with voters emphatically returning two sitting judges Tuesday.
Three sitting judges held off challengers in Tuesday's elections for the Sixth Judicial Circuit covering Pasco and Pinellas counties.
Campaign contributions pay for prime-time TV commercials, armies of phone solicitors, and high-priced consultants who know just which voter buttons to push. It's easy to see the results in the messages candidates deliver. But look a little further, at who's giving the cash, and you'll find something that can be even more valuable in helping you decide how to vote: Who's giving how much to whom.
Yesterday, we sent out a request for how people tuned into election news - on TV, online, through social media sites, text messages, etc.
TAMPA - Kevin Beckner, a 37-year-old political newcomer who campaigned for controlled growth and against divisive politics, seemed headed for an upset victory Tuesday over incumbent Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair.
Florida's leading Democrats say an Obama victory translates to success for their party in a state that has leaned Republican over several presidential elections.
Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark credits the high number of early voters and absentee and mailed in ballots as the reason everything went smoothly with the election in Pinellas County.
9:58 The reason for the delay in tabulating early votes in Hillsborough County is because the Supervisor of Elections Office is trying to upload both early vote data and live vote results as precincts close, said elections office spokeswoman Mia McCormick.
TALLAHASSEE - Republicans kept control of the Florida Legislature by a comfortable margin Tuesday despite a Democratic tide that swept across much of the rest of the nation.
Hillsborough County is having a problem receiving vote totals from approximately 150 precincts because of transmission problems, according to Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White, who also is a member of the county's canvassing board.
Hillsborough County elections officials now says the delay in tabulating early votes and precinct results is due to technical issues with the county's vote-counting system.
10:41 p.m. Even though it's not official, everyone in this room thinks it's a Barack Obama victory.
9:57 p.m. Long after the polls closed, as about 100 University of South Florida students waited in line to cast their votes, Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson told reporters that school officials underestimated the turnout. During a 20-minute period, the on-campus polling center was out of ballots.
Gov. Charlie Crist is watching the returns at his home in St. Petersburg.
8:52 p.m. The room is starting to fill up as invited guests pull up chairs in front of two big-screen TVs.
9:31 p.m.: The Good Luck Café in Ybor City mimicked a church - just for a moment - as partiers offered a minute of silence in honor of Barack Obama.
9:18 p.m.: Kathy Harris, chief of staff and general counsel for Hillsborough County Supervisor of Election Buddy Johnson, just made her first announcement of the night.
9:13 p.m. A spokesman for Gov. Charlie Crist said he had no knowledge of the governor returning to Tallahassee tonight - contrary to a tip from the chairman of the Pinellas County GOP.
9:01 p.m. The apparent passage of Florida's marriage amendment drew big cheers from Republicans at the Florida GOP's watch party in St. Petersburg.
8:41 p.m.: The doors are open at the Tampa Waterside Marriott for those who volunteered for Barack Obama's campaign in Florida.
8:48 p.m.: Supporters of Barack Obama are spending this evening watching the election returns at the Marriott Waterside in downtown Tampa.
8:15 p.m. University of South Florida's Marshall Center The last 100 or so students are standing in line at the University of South Florida's Marshall Center still waiting to vote. Officials say during a 20-minute period tonight they had run out of ballots.
8:38 p.m. Barack Obama was headed toward a win in Pinellas County and John McCain looked like the favorite in Pasco County as the vote count there neared an end.
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