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All of the three frontrunners in the Pinellas County District 4 race  would be at a funding disadvantage in the general election. The top fundraiser in the Republican primary, Johnny Johnson, brought in more than $120,000, but he’s spent most of it. If he wins the primary, Johnson will start his campaign against Democrat Mark Weinkrantz and two NPAs with only $8,805.11 in the bank. “I have a strong support base, I don’t see that as a problem,” Johnson said.…

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County Commission candidates are making rounds trying to scoop up last minute votes. Republican Johnny Johnson is popping in and out of polling places in the north Pinellas district he hopes to represent. The response, he says, has been very positive. “A lot of the people I see are actually parents of patients or former patients and they’ve been telling other people about me,” Johnson said. “It’s been very positive.” Johnson and his supporters are talking to voters as they…

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Pinellas County is about 25,000 votes shy of total votes cast the last time there was a gubernatorial primary in Florida. In 2010, about 147,000 ballots were counted. So far this election, more than 108,000 mail ballots were returned, 1,856 people took part in early voting and, as of noon, 12,050 people had voted at precincts on Election Day. But, voter turnout may be on pace to exceed the 2010 primary. That year, only 86,000 people voted by mail while…

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Most of the signs at polling places around Pinellas County are for judicial candidates. Most of the campaign literature being thrown at voters as they enter is for judicial candidates. One of them, Brian Bataglia, is making his way from South County all the way to Tarpon Springs, stopping at precincts along the way encouraging people to vote, hopefully for him. “It’s different from other races because people don’t know the candidates as well,” Bataglia said from the South St.…

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The St. Petersburg Bowl is now the bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl and business leaders in the area are hoping it could mean big things for the city. More on that in a minute, but first, what the heck is BitPay? Basically it’s a way to use online money called bitcoin. People can buy BitCoin and the funds are then available to make purchases with much in the same way you’d buy something online with a credit card. The difference: There’s no…

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Candidates for two Pinellas County state House seats will be at the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club August 27, the day after the primary election. Democrat Carl Zimmerman currently holds the north county District 65 seat. Zimmerman won the seat on his third try in a heavily conservative district. He’s not facing a primary challenger, but two Republicans are hoping to oust him. Chris Sprowls, 30, survived cancer as a teenager and later went on to graduate from Stetson University College of…

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Voters have until Sunday to cast early votes at three Pinellas County elections offices. Early voting started Saturday at the downtown St. Pete office at 501 First Avenue North, the Election Services Center at 13001 Starkey Road in Largo and the County Courthouse at 315 Court Street in downtown Clearwater. Offices are open to early voting weekdays from 10a.m. until 6p.m. and weekends 9a.m. to 5p.m. Pinellas voters can cast a ballot at any of those locations regardless of precinct.…

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