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WUFT News coverage of 2020 Florida house and senate elections.
Read More »Find Out Who Won The Local Florida House And Senate Seats
See Who Won The 2020 North Central Florida County-Level Elections
All results are unofficial until county-level canvassing boards certify votes later this month.
Read More »Florida Voter Turnout ‘Crazy’ High Heading Into Tuesday
Statewide 62.14 percent of Florida’s 14.44 million registered voters already participating in Tuesday’s elections.
Read More »Florida, Butt Of Election Jokes, Believes System Is Ready
The Associated Press spoke with most of Florida's 67 county elections supervisors or top aides in recent weeks along with voting rights groups, and they expect the system to run smoothly.
Read More »Political Newcomer Takes Aim At Unseating Incumbent In Florida’s House District 23
On Nov. 3, Democrat Cynthia Dela Rosa will run against Republican Rep. Stan McClain, who is seeking reelection for his third term in the State House.
Read More »‘An Inspiration To Us All’: First Openly Transgender Woman To Run For Florida Senate Dies Weeks Before Election Day
Melina Farley-Barratt died of cancer on Oct. 13 at 41. She left behind numerous accomplishments as an activist, politician and humanitarian, including being the first transgender woman to run for Florida Senate.
Read More »Senate Looks To Experts For COVID-19 Planning
The Florida Senate is bringing in a team from Tampa General Hospital to help determine how to safely hold committee meetings and the 2021 legislative session as the state continues to struggle with COVID-19.
Read More »Florida Governor Seeks New Penalties For Violent Protesters
Violent protesters and looters would face new felonies under proposed legislation Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday.
Read More »Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87
Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.
Read More »Anita Hill Confronts Pandemic, #MeToo, Women’s Right To Vote In Virtual UF Event
Owing to the pandemic, it was the second virtual event and the first of the semester.
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