Highlands County Commissioner Guy Maxcy won a fifth consecutive four-year term in Tuesday's general election as voters also elected Jeff Carlson to the county commission. Maxcy and Carlson, both Republicans, won by resounding margins. ...more

November 5, 2008

10:41 p.m. Even though it's not official, everyone in this room thinks it's a Barack Obama victory. ...more

November 4, 2008

8:49 p.m.: Every election night here at the News Center, students from the University of South Florida come in to volunteer. ...more

November 4, 2008

1:36 p.m. Interest in the presidential election, and Florida in particular, goes far beyond the United States. ...more

November 4, 2008

It's happening again. We knew it would. As the presidential race narrows to a handful of states where the two candidates are clawing to get over the top, Florida would be each man's top prize. And the Tampa Bay area is their key to Florida. ...more

October 26, 2008

A judge on Tuesday ordered a second recount in a disputed judicial race in Palm Beach County, where 12 ballots remain unaccounted for after an initial 3,500 ballots went missing after election night. ...more

September 18, 2008

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A Tallahassee judge has ordered the ballots sealed in a disputed Palm Beach judicial election as the facts of what happened continued to emerge. ...more

September 13, 2008

When he looked up and saw Phyllis Busansky glaring at him across the room Tuesday night, Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson had to feel as if he was stuck between the mother of all annoyed ex-wives meets Madame Defarge - only without the sense of whimsy. ...more

August 30, 2008

The fallout from the delays in posting primary election results continued Wednesday, with the voting machine manufacturer calling a news conference to accept responsibility for the glitch and to offer assurances that the $6 million system will work correctly in November's general election. ...more

August 28, 2008

The makers of the election equipment used in Tuesday's primary in Hillsborough County are holding a new conference this afternoon to explain the problems with posting results. ...more

August 27, 2008