Florida Democrats hope for more than just one of their own in the White House as result of Tuesday's election; they also hope for a step toward regaining the influence in Florida politics they almost completely lost in the 1990s. ...more

November 2, 2008

No elections official wants to re-live the post-election tsunami of 2000 that drowned Florida in a tidal wave of recount challenges and hanging chad. But - with John McCain and Barack Obama possibly heading for a photo finish in Florida, recounts could decide this year's presidential race. ...more

October 25, 2008

A controversial voter education campaign by Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson cost the county's taxpayers more than $127,000 this year. That figure does not include more than $100,000 that Johnson's office spent on mailing voter registration cards to the county's 668,800 registered voters in the past week. ...more

October 7, 2008

These candidates have qualified by Friday's deadline to run for the Tampa Bay area's five congressional seats, according to the state Division of Elections. ...more

May 3, 2008