Government and politics

It's final: Democrat Andrew Gillum lost to Republican Ron DeSantis in the governor race. But it's not over for the other races yet.

The Alachua County commission met on Tuesday to hear public comment on the county’s next steps in its truth and reconciliation initiative. The process could take decades, but the county has already found a solid starting point. Concerned citizens worried that this extensive process could inhibit the county from claiming …

A federal judge Thursday turned down a request by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to extend recount deadlines in last week’s elections.

A federal judge slammed Florida on Thursday for repeatedly failing to anticipate election problems, and said the state law on recounts appears to violate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that decided the presidency in 2000.

Gov. Rick Scott intends to recuse himself from a state panel that is scheduled next week to certify the results of Florida’s 2018 elections.

Voting machine recount numbers in Marion County and Alachua County show dozens of overvotes and thousands of undervotes.

As machine recounts begin in counties across the state, tension builds between candidates.

Before they began recounting votes for statewide elections, the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office faced the challenge of processing more than 800 ballots still not counted.