Early voting results for today's general election were dismal for Cape Coral and Fort Myers.A mere 2,808 people cast a ballot in the Cape, representing only 3 percent of the more than 88,000 registered voters in the city.September's primary election saw 11,129 ballots cast, representing 9 ...
Editor's note: Each week, The Breeze will ask candidates for city council their views on an issue of interest to the voters. Each candidate is asked the same question in a phone interview. This week's question is: What one final issue do you want to emphasize, or clarify, for the voters before ...
Six days of early voting ends today for the Cape Coral municipal election.On Tuesday, city voters will then determine the victors in four council races as they choose a mayor and representation in Districts 1, 4 and 6.As Election Day looms, Cape Coral City Council and mayoral candidates have ...
With less than a week before the general election, some candidates took last-minute shots at each other Tuesday night at a candidate forum hosted by the Cape Coral Civic Association.It was a different approach than the city's question-and-answer format last week, though the candidates did find ...
Cape Coral mayoral candidates Jim Burch and John Sullivan found little to agree on Friday night during a debate hosted by the city.The approach seemed more in line with the election season than the city's first debate Thursday for Districts 1, 4 and 6, where council candidates often stood on ...
Early voting starts Monday, but if voter turnout mirrors that of the primary election, then chances are that voter participation will remain low.Only 9 percent of all registered voters in Cape Coral and Fort Myers cast a ballot in September's primary, a number that surprised both ...
