Leon County Commission

When County Commissioner Jimbo Jackson died earlier this year due to complications from COVID-19, his Southwest Leon County district seat became an open race. In the general election, local public relations consultant Hannah Crow and businessman Christian Caban are vying for the seat. They're both trying to prove to voters why they’re fit to serve a district that encompasses one of the lowest-income zip codes in the state.--

Leon County Commissioner Nick Maddox is vying for a fourth term against challenger Josh Johnson, a schoolteacher

The races for Tallahassee mayor and three Leon County Commission seats are still wide open after the primary election. For those candidates who are no longer in the running, the question may be whether to run again.

Leon county commissioner Bill Proctor isn’t leaving his seat. He handily won his re-election bid Tuesday night with more than 58% of the vote in the primary. But that doesn’t mean Proctor is resting easy, and the longtime county official says the results of these local elections have put establishment Tallahassee on notice: expand the traditional tent before it gets knocked down.

Tuesday, Aug. 23 is primary day in Leon County, and no one knows what’s going to happen. The majority on the Tallahassee City Commission is up for grabs—certainly in November—and maybe even Tuesday night. And the political brokers working behind the scenes (and the candidates) are hoping to emerge victorious.

Seven Fort Braden-area hopefuls differ as they discuss homelessness in Leon County Commission candidate forum.

As the president of the local NAACP chapter, Davis changed the makeup of the Leon County Commission and the county's school board to better reflect the diversity of the community she called home.

Dozier has been the commissioner representing the county's District 5 from east Tallahassee to the Jefferson County line since 2010.

The District 1 commissioner is the longest serving current member on the board