Florida Elections

State Rep. Mike Horner’s decision to quit his campaign for re-election amid a prostitution scandal has transformed what had been a safe GOP seat into one of the most competitive legislative elections in Central Florida. Horner, a two-term...

Looking for an introduction to the 11 constitutional amendments on the Florida ballot this November? “Metro Center Election 2012″ previews the issues and the amendments at 10 p.m. Thursday on WUCF TV, Central Florida's PBS station. Diane...

Washington -- Democrats are collecting spoils beyond what many predicted, Republicans are licking wounds after a bruising battle, and the country is waking up to the mix of euphoric celebration and bitter disappointment that accompanies the long-awaited...

President Barack Obama rode a wave of broad support from minorities, women and moderates to win re-election Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Democratic strongholds and key battleground states. According to CNN projections,...

June 28, 2012 TALLAHASSEE – One of the closest watched political contests this summer is a fight over a newly drawn minority Florida Senate seat that encompasses much of the political turf of term-limited Orlando Sen. Gary Siplin. Democratic...

When the Orlando Sentinel asked Orange County Judge Antoinette Plogstedt recently about a Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers poll which ranked her the lowest among her peers, she replied that “it's an election year and strange...

The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE –  Buoyed by a few big contributions, a political committee closely linked to Gov. Rick Scott collected $560,000 in May — bringing its total this year to slightly more than $2.5 million, according to a...

TALLAHASSEE – In a sign of judicial-branch combat to come, a state legislator is asking Gov. Rick Scott to launch an investigation into the Florida Supreme Court's bizarre, eleventh-hour shuffle last Friday to get its election paperwork filed on...

Second of two parts Electronic voting was widely embraced -- with the help of the federal government -- as the cure for inaccuracies in vote counting that roiled the 2000 presidential election. But eight years later, the fix has spawned a new round of...

For months, Cathy Dubin and a group of loyal Democrats had gathered here to plan how they would commemorate the darkest political day of their lives. They decided on a stadium-size rally with a rock band, big-name politicians and movie stars. They...

I watched one of the Republican debates last week. Really I did because I no longer can stay up late enough to watch Saturday Night Live. And why should I stay up that late when the parodies on SNL cannot live up to the real thing. If Daffy Duck were...

TALLAHASSEE — So what do President Barack Obama, Tallahassee political consultants, and the national debt have to do with today's mayoral contest in Altamonte Springs? Well, if you're aspiring future House Speaker Chris Dorworth, R-Lake Mary, they...