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Itā€™s not the party, itā€™s the after party: Where to find Tampa Bay candidates on election night

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Election night parties will be raging across the state Tuesday. For some, itā€™s a chance to pop some bottles and celebrate. For others, it will be a somber event, marking the last hurrah of a long, hard-fought campaign. Want to party like a politician? Hereā€™s a rundown of where candidates will be as the polls close. U.S. Senate It was one of the most-watched U.S. Senate races this election cycle. And on Tuesday night, both Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep.…

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Donald Trump to return to Central Florida less than 24 hours after Monday night’s debate

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The U.S. PresidentialĀ election returns toĀ Florida’s I-4 corridorĀ early next week,Ā withĀ Donald TrumpĀ speaking at a rally atĀ Orlando Melbourne International Airport on Tuesday at 7 p.m.. The GOP presidential nominee’s appearance will come less than 24 hours after he andĀ Hillary ClintonĀ engage in the first of their three scheduled debates before the November 8 election. The trip is another occasion for Trump to focus on Florida’s crucial I-4 corridor, the swath ofĀ Central Florida that goes from the Tampa Bay area in the west to Daytona…

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Florida congressional races start fall with lopsided campaign cash

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In 20 of Florida’s 26 contested congressional races this fall, one major party nominee escaped from last Tuesday’s primaries with more than five times as much cash-on-hand as the other major party’s candidate. And in manyĀ cases, the cash gap heading into the fall is so overwhelming that one party’s congressional nominee’s bank account would barely be a rounding error for the other party’s nominee. In 15 of the districts, one nominee has at least 30 times as much money as…

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Chauncey Goss gets $1,000 donation from Jack Latvala in CD 19

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Chauncey Goss is getting a little financial help from a top Florida Republican. Campaign finance documents filed with the Federal Election Commission show Sen. Jack Latvala donated $1,000 to Gossā€™ congressional campaign Aug. 18. The donation was included in a 48-hour notice filed with the FEC on Aug. 19. Goss is running in Floridaā€™s 19th Congressional District. Heā€™ll face Republicans Francis Rooney and Dan Bongino in the Aug. 30 primary. A well-known Sanibel Island Republican, Goss ran for the seat…

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Endorsement Watch: National Right to Life, the Florida Medical Association, the Florida Retail Federation and others issue endorsements

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There are just a few weeks until the election, and organizations across the state are rolling out endorsements for state and federal candidates. Several organizations ā€” National Right to Life, the Florida Medical Association, and the Florida Retail Federation ā€” issued endorsements. — Local law enforcement officials have thrown their support behind Neal Dunn in Floridaā€™s 2nd Congressional District. The Dunn campaign announced the support of Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford; former Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner, former Bay…

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Francis Rooney gives his CD 19 campaign $600K

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Francis Rooney gave his campaign another financial boost this week. The Naples Republican gave his congressional campaign $636,754 on Aug. 15. The most recent cash infusion means Rooney has given his campaign more than $2.1 million since jumping into the race. Rooney is vying to replace Rep. Curt Clawson in Floridaā€™s 19thĀ Congressional District. Heā€™ll face Republicans Dan Bongino and Chauncey Goss in the Aug. 30 primary. Records show Rooney received about $510,000 in individual contributions during the last fundraising period.…

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Endorsement Watch: Associated Industries of Florida, Democratic Progressive Caucus, the Florida Retail Federation and others issue endorsements

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There are just a few weeks until the election, and organizations across the state are rolling out endorsements for state and federal candidates. Several organizations ā€” including Associated Industries of Florida, the Democratic Progressive Caucus, and the Florida Retail Federation ā€” issued endorsements. — Associated Industries of Florida has endorsed Marco Rubio in his U.S. Senate re-election bid. “Marco has led rational efforts to reassert American principles of freedom and representative government throughout the globe,ā€ said Tom Feeney, the president…

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