Power outage at polls didn’t stop voters
An RTS bus hit a tree causing a limb to interfere with an electrical wire producing power outages at precincts 23 and 59. Although the power outage was brief, Supervisor of Elections Pam Carpenter says...
View ArticleTwo At-Large campaigns celebrate, and get ready to start again
Update: All precincts now reporting. Run-off confirmed. It looks like a run-off for the Gainesville city commission At-Large 1 seat. With one precinct still outstanding, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis says...
View ArticleGainesville District 1 to get a new commissioner
Yvonne Hinson-Rawls is celebrating her District 1 victory. WUFT-FM’s Caitlin Lawrence says Hinson-Rawls won a majority over two other candidates.
View ArticlePreliminary results from North Central Florida counties
The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections is now reporting that all precincts have reported. These are the preliminary results: Source: Supervisor of Elections. Screen capture taken at 9:15 p.m. The...
View ArticleNPR projects Romney to win Florida Primary
FROM NPR: NPR is projecting that Mitt Romney has won the Florida primary, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in second place. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Romney had nearly 47 percent...
View ArticleGainesville At-Large candidates looking to the run-off
Tuesday night election results have led two At-Large candidates to face off in Gainesville’s runoff election, but Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Sanika Dange says to one of the candidates, this is not a...
View ArticleYvonne Hinson-Rawls celebrates win
The City of Gainesville has a new District 1 Commissioner. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Caitlin Lawrence reports on Yvonne Hinson-Rawls’ election win.
View ArticleNon-advancing At-Large candidates wouldn’t change their experiences
With 8 candidates vying for the Gainesville At-Large 1 city commission seat, most candidates were not able to gain enough support to move forward to the run-off. Realtor Donna Lutz finished fourth,...
View ArticleAlachua County voter turnout numbers disappointing
The results are in, and turnout in Alachua County was not as high as the Supervisor of Elections Office had hoped it would be. Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Pam Carpenter says early voting and...
View ArticleEarly voting has started in Florida
With the primary election less than a week away, some residents have already started making their way to the polls. Early voting has started and Florida’s 89.1 Dana Lewin has more on the turnout so far...
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