Democrat Ashley Herrmann unseated Republican incumbent Danny Alvarez in Florida House District 69, winning just under 52% of the vote with all precincts reporting in unofficial results from the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections.
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Women broke barriers on election night 2026
The victories put new leaders in charge of policy – and raise a harder question for the political establishment: whose judgment about viable candidates deserves to be trusted?
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Castor wins FL-14, defeats Beltran in redrawn Hillsborough seat
Democrat Kathy Castor won an 11th term in Florida's redrawn 14th Congressional District on Nov. 3, defeating Republican Mike Beltran in a race that included Ruskin and Apollo Beach for the first time.
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Historic Democratic blue wave reshapes Washington and the states
Democrats break Republican strongholds in Senate and governor races. Dems likely to control both chambers of Congress.
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Rodriguez defeats Wostal in Hillsborough District 7 race
Democrat Aileen Rodriguez defeated Republican incumbent Joshua Wostal by 62,969 votes in the Hillsborough County Commission District 7 at-large race, according to unofficial results from the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections.
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Hillsborough voters decide on electing school superintendent
Hillsborough County voters are deciding Tuesday whether to switch from an appointed to a partisan-elected school superintendent, a change championed by Apollo Beach Rep. Michael Owen and unanimously opposed by the seven-member school board.
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Developer family gave $122K to Hillsborough candidates before I-75 vote
A Tampa Bay Times report found that a homebuilder family gave more than $122,000 to Hillsborough County Commission candidates. Five recipients are sitting commissioners; the Times reported that Commissioner Gwen Myers voted in favor of a July amendment preserving a corridor for a proposed I-75 interchange near Ruskin. The board approved the amendment 5-1.
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Dimanche runs for Florida governor without party
Moliere "Moe" Dimanche, a No Party Preference candidate from Orlando, is running for Florida governor on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, with a platform centered on ending public corruption.
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David Jolly runs for Florida governor as Democrat
David Jolly, a former Republican congressman from Pinellas County who registered as a Democrat in 2025, faces Republican Byron Donalds and six other candidates in the Nov. 3 general election for Florida governor.
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Joe Van Vactor seeks lieutenant governor on Abrams ticket
Joe Van Vactor, a No Party Preference candidate from Glen St. Mary, is running for Florida lieutenant governor alongside gubernatorial candidate Dean Ocean Abrams in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
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Mike Beltran challenges Castor for Florida's 14th District seat
Republican Mike Beltran, a Riverview attorney and former state representative, is running for Florida's 14th Congressional District against Democrat Kathy Castor and Libertarian Brian Lambert in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
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Stacy Hahn seeks Hillsborough Commission District 5 seat
Republican Stacy Hahn, who defeated incumbent Donna Cameron Cepeda in the August primary, faces Democrat Neil Manimala in the Nov. 3 general election for Hillsborough County Commission District 5 (At Large).
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Karen Perez seeks reelection to Hillsborough school board
Karen Perez, an eight-year incumbent on the Hillsborough County School Board, faces Kenneth Gay in the Nov. 3 general election for the District 6 at-large seat, running on teacher pay, student mental health and opposition to charter school expansion.
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