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Long served two terms as a Gainesville city commissioner from 1988 to 1994, and three terms as an Alachua County commissioner from 2000 to 2011.
Read More »Rodney J. Long Becomes First Challenger For District 8 Florida Senate Seat
Gainesville City Commission Election Results: Incumbent Gail Johnson Reelected, Gigi Simmons Defeated
Desmon Duncan-Walker will represent District 1 beginning later this spring.
Read More »Two Candidates Qualify In Each Of Gainesville’s Two 2021 City Commission Races
Friday marked the end of the qualifying period for Gainesville's two opening city commission seats.
Read More »Candidates For State House District 21 Seat Agree On Environment, Differ On Racial Equity Policies
Both Chuck Clemons and Kayser Enneking agree that the environment is a crucial factor in the legislative process. The candidates' opinions differ on issues such as legalization of marijuana and Medicaid expansion.
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2018
Corrine Brown began her prison sentence, Alachua County and Gainesville leaders squabbled over seemingly every issue large and small, and six weeks into the new year, the Valentine’s Day school shooting in Parkland changed much about what was to unfold. It was a busy year in local and statewide Florida …
Read More »Keith Perry Holds On In Tight Race For District 8
Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, will retain his District 8 State Senate seat.
Read More »Know Your 2018 Candidates: Hear From Those On The Alachua County Ballot
In the month prior to the 2018 statewide election in Florida, WUFT questioned candidates running for office at the federal, state and county levels.
Read More »Know Your 2018 Candidates: Florida State Senate, District 8
Three candidates are running to represent Alachua, Putnam and Marion counties in the state Senate.
Read More »See Coverage Of Florida’s 2018 Primary Election Results
From gubernatorial party nominations all the way down to school board and mayor's races, we have you covered for Florida's primary.
Read More »The 2018 Federal And State Candidates Who Have Qualified In WUFT’s Coverage Area
Voters have the opportunity to choose new local, state, and federal representation in the Aug 28. primary and midterm election on Nov. 6, 2018.
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