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State Senator Jeff Brandes took his opponent to the woodshed. Brandes has pulled in more than 57 percent of the vote with McLauchlan bringing in 43 percent. The race between the incumbent Republican and the aspiring Democrat saw some of the highest levels of outside funding of any statewide contest. Brandes pulled in more than $815,000. Much of that came directly from the Republican Party of Florida. McLauchlan pulled in just $307,733. “I am humbled by this strong support and…

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Dunedin Mayor Dave Eggers will change jobs. In what was an expected landslide victory, Eggers defeated challengers Mark Weinkrantz, Carl Folkman and Marcus Harrison. Eggers collected 61 percent of the vote. Weinkrantz was Eggers’ closest challenger. He has 33 percent of the vote. The General Election was a breeze for Eggers who faced a crowded GOP primary with several well-funded and well-known challengers. Of his six opponents he faced a former state Representative, Peter Nehr and a prominent dentist who led…

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Greenlight Pinellas is dead in the water. No votes from No Tax for Tracks supporters are pulling more than 62 percent of the early vote totals with Greenlight only bringing in just 38 percent. “While tonight’s election result wasn’t the outcome we hoped for, we’re grateful to have had a conversation in our community about the need for better transportation options for the future of Pinellas County,” said PSTA board chair Ken Welch. “PSTA’s goal of providing the best transit service…

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Charlie Crist and his campaign filed an emergency motion with a court in Broward County to extend voting hours until 9 p.m. after speculation that polling places were making it difficult for voters to cast regular ballots. One polling place at an elementary school was offline for more than an hour and a half this morning causing major delays and possibly deterred voters looking to cast a ballot before work. Other voting locations across the county experienced a technical malfunction…

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In an email signed by Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Shultz, Democrats are seizing one last chance to drive voter turnout. In the email sent just one hour before polls close, Wasserman Shultz reminds voters that as long as they are in line by 7 p.m. when polls officially close, they can still vote. “Just remember to stay in line,” she urges. Wasserman Shultz also asks voters to get their friends and families to the polls too. Several races…

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Voter turnout just an hour before the polls closed in Pinellas County was already higher than it was in the last midterm election. Just over 311,000 Pinellas voters cast a ballot in 2010 when Alex Sink was running against Rick Scott. As of 5:40 p.m. today, about 333,000 ballots have been cast. Election Day turnout so far is a little more than half of the absentee votes. Of that today, 12,000 more Republicans have cast a ballot than Democrats. Just…

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Tampa Bay Times political editor Adam Smith stopped by a Cuban restaurant in West Tampa today to see what Gov. Rick Scott had up his sleeve on a last minute campaign tour through the Tampa Bay area. What he observed could be telling. According to Smith, Scott’s campaign bus pulled up about 40 minutes early and was sans his campaigning buddy, Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Perry was supposed to be there, but bailed on the tour early. Smith said reporters,…

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