2022 elections

Speculation about Gov. Ron DeSantis running for president in 2024 has only grown since his reelection victory last week. DeSantis’ likely political ambitions is expected to affect his second term.

Florida Elections Head Cord Byrd says all went well at the polls Tuesday and during the early voting days in the run up to the election. But he says there’s always room for improvement. During a press conference, Byrd told reporters he expects more elections law changes in the upcoming legislative session.

Instead of noon Saturday, county supervisors of elections have until noon Monday to submit the first set of unofficial returns from Tuesday’s elections.

Republicans have swept every major Florida office from governor to agriculture commissioner. They’re on track for a supermajority in the state legislature. Given the party’s big showing this midterm cycle, can Florida still be considered a swing state?

Whatever word you use to describe it, Republicans overwhelmed Democrats in Tuesday’s elections in Florida.

Republicans added to their dominance of the Florida House in Tuesday’s elections, winning almost every battleground race and defeating two incumbent Democrats.

The general election marked Florida voters’ first opportunity to cast ballots in newly drawn state House and Senate seats, the result of the once-a-decade redistricting process.

Incumbent Nick Maddox will keep his seat on the Leon County Commission. He sees the conclusion of election season as a chance for the community to come together.

Democrat Gallop Franklin beat his Republican opponent Curt Bender by more than 22,000 votes, according to unofficial election results. He will take the place of Tallahassee Democratic Rep. Ramon Alexander, who did not run for reelection.

Christian Caban has earned a seat on the Leon County Commission. He’ll fill the spot left open when Commissioner Jimbo Jackson died in May from complications related to long-COVID. Caban took more than 53 percent of the vote beating his opponent, Hannah Crow.