Liberal Gainesville voting majority unable to outweigh U.S. House District 3’s rural votes as Republican Congresswoman Kat Cammack defeats Democratic challenger Danielle Hawk With liberal Gainesville votes being swallowed by the surrounding conservative rural stronghold, incumbent Congresswoman Kat Cammack was able to cruise to victory in U.S. House District 3 …
Read More »Cammack wins easy re-election to Congress in Florida’s 3rd district
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Republican Rep. Kat Cammack, one of the youngest conservative women in the U.S. House, won re-election Tuesday to a second term in the newly enlarged 3rd Congressional District across a dozen counties in north-central Florida. Cammack was winning by nearly 22 percentage points in early returns, too …
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 »The Point, Nov. 8, 2022: Live election tracker
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Live tracker: See who wins Florida’s races for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state legislature and more. • Florida Storms: Hurricane, tropical storm watches issued along Florida’s east coast ahead …
Read More »See who won Florida’s races for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state legislature and more
Follow the votes here live as they come in on Tuesday night. Our tracker will update in real time.
Read More »Here’s what Floridians can expect on election night
Florida, once a state that decided the presidency by 537 votes, could look solid red after Tuesday’s election. Running for re-election are Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is considered a top candidate for the White House in 2024, and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who had a failed 2016 presidential run …
Read More »Frustrations run high despite low attendance at protest against Sasse selection vote
The protesters assembled to voice their disapproval of the UF Board of Trustees’ final interview with its only candidate for president, U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska.
Read More »UF selects Sasse as its next president; conservative U.S. senator pledges ‘political celibacy’
The University of Florida on Tuesday formally selected Ben Sasse as its next president, setting aside concerns that the appointment of a conservative Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska would further politicize the state’s flagship higher education institution. The university’s board of trustees – largely appointed by Republican governors – voted …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 1, 2022: Your voter guide
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Your voter guide Florida’s midterm elections are November 8th, and we are rounding up key local races in north central Florida to help you cast an informed vote. • In Alachua County, three county commission seats are …
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 …
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