Bucking the national trend, here are preliminary results of the November 4 general election in Florida’s three western-most counties.
Escambia County election results (90/90 precincts reporting)
Santa Rosa County election results (41/41 precincts reporting)
Okaloosa County election results (28/28 precincts)

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…has Florida ties: St. Petersburg Times columnist Ernest Hooper is her grandson. Read more on our sister blog, Bay Buzz.

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After nearly two years of campaigning, tonight things change. Join Riptide all night as we bring you nonstop coverage of not only the main event but also the heated congressional races as well as th…
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Athough he cruised to an easy reelection, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam of Bartow told colleagues late Tuesday night that he wouldn’t seek reelection to his post as chairman of the House Republican Conference, his party’s No. 3 spot.
Putnam, whose role in the leadership appeared solid regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s election, said he […]

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Arlene DiBenigno, director of the McCain campaign in Florida, said Obama’s overwhelming TV spending advantage (8-to-1 by her count) in Florida and the tanking economy conspired against them.
“I wish we could have had those resources. We certainly fought the good the good fight with having him in the state as much as he was," she […]

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I went to Gulfstream Park to celebrate with thousands of others.
3,719,917 people in Florida voted for President Elect Obama. Miami Dade County voted 57.95% for him (41.58% for McCain). Out of 1,245,138 registered voters, 819,043 people voted in Miami Dade County (65.78% of registered voters). That sort of sucks. You would think at least […]

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