In the Republican primary for Hillsborough County property appraiser, incumbent Rob Turner is being challenged by James Robert Townsend, a Plant City resident and technician at the Hardee Power Station. ...more

August 6, 2008

This time we survey the political landscape in Pasco County Commission District 5. Republican Jack Mariano, the incumbent, will face challenger Rich Jenkins in the Aug. 26 primary. In November, Democrat Virginia "Ginny" Miller will take on the winner of that contest. District 5 takes in northwestern Pasco but all County Commission seats are elected on a countywide basis. ...more

August 2, 2008

A Realtor running for county commission said he was "floored" when he learned he was not endorsed by the organization created to promote the local real estate industry. ...more

August 1, 2008

When write-in candidates manipulate the election process by slamming precinct doors on voters, as they've done to 280,000 people in Pasco and Hillsborough counties this election season, it's time to fight back. ...more

July 21, 2008

The Pasco County Democratic Party is considering a legal challenge to remove write-in candidate John Taylor from the November ballot after the District 1 county commission candidate's residency was called into question. ...more

June 24, 2008

You won't hear the R-word much in the modest governor's mansion in Helena, Mont. ...more

February 24, 2008

Barack Obama cruised past a fading Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night, gaining the upper hand in a Democratic presidential race for the ages. ...more

February 20, 2008

Classy" is not how many of us think of Rudy Giuliani, who has a reputation for being combative, but that's how he left the presidential race Wednesday following a rousing concession speech Tuesday night. ...more

January 31, 2008

SEBRING — By 2 p.m., almost 29 percent of Highlands County's registered voters had gone to the polls, which impressed officials of both political parties. "I think that's impressive," said Marian Perrin, who serves on the Democratic steering committee. Highlands County has 63,118 registered voters. Assistant Supervisors of Elections Norma Stokes said 18,116 had voted, which included early voters and absentee ballots. "That seems to be pretty good," Stokes said. ...more

January 30, 2008

The stretch-run of the Florida Republican primary brought co-front-runners John McCain and Mitt Romney back to the Tampa Bay area Friday, amid news that U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez endorsed one of them. ...more

January 26, 2008