Volunteers in Alachua County ensured no one went hungry this holiday season by striving to “strike out hunger.” As cars lined up and around The Oaks Mall parking lot, residents from various counties awaited their two bags filled with an array of different foods: grapes, beans, nuts and other staple …
Read More »Single-member districts to be implemented in split Alachua County
Alachua County voters on Tuesday narrowly approved a historic modification in the county’s governance that is likely to bring significant changes to the debate and implementation of public policy. The outcome of the hotly contested change to a single-member district system was not clear until votes were counted in most …
Read More »Keith Perry wins District 9 Senate race with commanding majority over Rodney Long
Republican Keith Perry came out on top Tuesday night in the District 9 Senate race, garnering approximately 65% of the vote. After the Associated Press called the race, the outgoing District 8 senator thanked his team and his voters for supporting the campaign and, above all, single-member districting. “I can’t …
Read More »See who won Florida’s 2022 state House and Senate seats
Florida House Yvonne Hayes Hinson vs. Hollye Merton Winning close to two-thirds of the vote, Yvonne Hayes Hinson glided into her second term as a state House representative, this time for District 21. In keeping incumbent Yvonne Hayes Hinson, a majority of voters chose to advocate for more liberal policies, …
Read More »Photo gallery: Election Day 2022 unfolds in Alachua County
Follow below as WUFT News photographers spread out across Alachua County to document the election process on Tuesday, from polls opening to closing to the final celebrations at election watch parties late in the night. (Photos appear from top to bottom in reverse chronological order.) …
Read More »2022 midterm elections: State House and Senate races
In addition to choosing their congressperson, senator and governor, Florida voters can elect candidates to the Florida House and Senate this November. Each address in Florida relates to a single Florida Senate district and a single Florida House district. Voting districts for thousands of Florida voters have changed due to the …
Read More »Keith Perry and Rodney Long compete to represent District 9 in Senate
Residents of District 9 will choose between Republican Sen. Keith Perry and Democrat Rodney Long to represent them in the state Legislature in the upcoming election Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here is what voters need to know about the candidates and their viewpoints before they head to the polls.
Read More »Local NAACP to pursue legal action for ‘deceptive’ political advertisements on single-member districting; GOP rejects accusations
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s chapter for Alachua County announced at a press conference Tuesday morning that it will pursue legal action against an advertising campaign that quoted political leaders of the local Black community to garner support for single-member districts, a referendum on November’s ballot. …
Read More »Rodney J. Long Becomes First Challenger For District 8 Florida Senate Seat
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 »Find Out Who Won The Local Florida House And Senate Seats
WUFT News coverage of 2020 Florida house and senate elections.
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