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Election 2022

City Council to hold regular meeting Friday afternoon

The city of Cape Coral will hold a regular City Council meeting at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18. The agenda will include certification of the Nov. 8 election, the swearing in and oaths of office for those elected, as well as member assignments to various boards and committees. The City ...

Council winners: Gunter, Steinke, Cummings and Long

Mayor John Gunter and District 6 Councilmember Keith Long were re-elected Tuesday night with political newcomers Bill Steinke and Patty Cumming, who won a tight come-from-behind race, garnering the Cape Coral City Council seats up for grabs. At around 9:30 p.m. on Election night, Cummings ...

Elections Office: The deadline to submit Signature Cure Affidavits is today

The deadline for General Election voters to submit Vote-by-Mail and Provisional Ballot Signature Cure Affidavits to the Lee County Supervisor of Elections Office is 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10. Voters who received notification of a signature discrepancy on their Vote-by-Mail or Provisional ...

Fisher, Jordan, Langford-Fleming win school board seats

Two newcomers won seats on the Lee County School Board Tuesday night while the lone incumbent retained hers. With polling sites limited due to damages and impacts wrought by Hurricane Ian, final results came in shortly after 11 p.m. showing Sam Fisher as the top vote-getter in District 1, ...

DeSantis, Greenwell surge to wins in red wave

Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio were re-elected on Tuesday while Congressman Byron Donalds easily won re-election to represent the 19th Congressional District that covers most of Lee and Collier counties as part of red wave that swept over the area and the state. Lee County ...

Inauguration event set for Lee Board of County Commissioners

An Inauguration ceremony for three members elected to the Lee Board of County Commissioners will be held 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the Commission Chambers of the Old Lee County Courthouse, 2120 Main St., Fort Myers. A reception will follow at 9 a.m., and the regularly scheduled Board ...

Today is Election Day: Voters queue up at the polls

Today is election day for the 2022 General Election with Lee County voters facing a ballot plump with federal, state and local races as well as two local referendums and proposed amendments to the state constitution. Among the local races are four at-large Cape Coral City Council races — ...

Cape Council candidates put campaigns on back burner after Ian

It has been an election season unlike no other in Cape Coral: Over the last month, there has been little campaigning to speak of as incumbents and challengers alike devoted efforts to dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian as well as helping friends and neighbors do the same. Debates and ...

Congressional clash: Donalds & Banyai

In the rematch of the 2020 election between Congressman Byron Donalds (R-19) and Democratic Party candidate Cindy Banyai, the political differences are as stark as the differences in the funding for their campaigns. Donalds, who coasted to a victory in the 2020 election with 61% of the vote, ...