Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson didn't get the $2.3 million he wanted to cover what he characterized as "unexpected" election costs, but he will get an audit courtesy of the Hillsborough County Commission. ...more

December 18, 2008

61.6 Percent of eligible voters who cast ballots in the Nov. 4 election 131 million ...more

December 15, 2008

Sometimes we get the government we deserve. Case in point: Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson, who couldn't count all the votes Tuesday night, even with his own re-election bid hanging in the balance. ...more

November 6, 2008

More than 10,500 voters cast their ballots by 2 p.m. today, bringing the total percentage of votes cast to 60 percent. 10,671 people voted today as of 2 p.m., said an official with the Highlands County Supervisor of Elections. ...more

November 4, 2008

The number of Hillsborough County voters turning out to cast early ballots could be double that of four years ago, local elections officials say. Here's a breakdown of the numbers so far: ...more

October 28, 2008

The number of Hillsborough County voters turning out to cast early ballots could double the number of those who showed up early four years ago, local elections officials say. The first week of early voting coughed up more than 54,000 voters in 13 polling places across the county, according to figures released by the Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections. ...more

October 27, 2008

Turnout in today's primary is expected to be low even though an unusually large array of local Sarasota offices are on the ballot. ...more

August 26, 2008

It was midnight and the nation was still awaiting results from the Indiana primary, one of the biggest remaining prizes of the epic Democratic presidential battle between Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois. ...more

May 8, 2008

Cynthia Mann of East Tampa hit the polls early last week to cast her vote for Barack Obama. ...more

January 26, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - With a close presidential primary looming Tuesday, voters interested in avoiding crowded precincts have one more day to cast early ballots. ...more

January 26, 2008