Archive : Election 2011

Jacksonville's mayor-elect Alvin Brown “What’s past is prologue,” wrote William Shakespeare. As Mayor-elect Alvin Brown assembles his transition team, we thought it would be instructive to learn more about the man who will lead the city of Jacksonville...

Jerry Holland, Duval County Supervisor of Elections A Week After The Election, Philadelphia Republicans are Still Waiting for Results “It’s not the voting that’s democracy,” wrote celebrated British playwright Tom Stoppard, “it’s the counting.” Long...

Guest editorial by Diane Melendez While on Facebook a few days back, the live messaging box popped up on my computer screen, it was Austin Cassidy. I clicked on the link and saw the short query he had sent to me. It made me smile. “Diane, you and...

Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007, yesterday endorsed Republican candidate Mike Hogan for mayor of Jacksonville. “Mike Hogan is a common sense conservative with a detailed plan to cut wasteful spending and strengthen Jacksonville’s...

Curious if someone cast a write-in vote for you in Jacksonville’s mayoral election?  We have the full results, including Mickey, Tim Tebow and all the rest…

  Well, that was fun. Back about six months or so ago, I announced that I had chosen so seek a seat on the Jacksonville City Council.  And I chose an enormous mountain to climb in the process… challenging a well-known incumbent in a county-wide race. We now...

Initial turnout projections for tomorrow’s municipal elections were near 50%, according to Supervisor of Election Jerry Holland. Over the past few weeks, that target has fallen with limited interest being shown in absentee and early voting. Now,...

Earlier today we released the first results from the Dixie Strategies-Jacksonville Observer poll, taken on Thursday and Friday of this week. Click here to see initial numbers from the Mayoral, Tax Collector and City Council races. In addition to those...

In the race for Group 5, Robin Lumb represents the best prepared and most qualified candidate running in a relatively strong field. Lumb is a fiscal conservative and a small business owner with an extremely impressive understanding of the issues important...

Democratic City Councilman John Crescimbeni was voted into office during a special election to fill a vacant seat in 2008. That election coincided with a massive surge in Democratic voter turnout that also helped to sweep Barack Obama into office. This...