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*Cape Coral Elections - 2009

Candidates weigh in on general election issues

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: Now that the primaries are over, what are the most important issues leading up to ...

Turnout low for primary election

Fewer than 10 percent of all registered voters turned out to cast their ballots in Tuesday's primary elections in Cape Coral and Fort Myers.While the Lee County Office of Elections would not verify if it was an all-time low, voters in the Cape who did exercise their right to vote were stunned ...

District 6 candidates Kevin McGrail and John F. Cataldi Jr. gathered the most votes in Tuesday's primary election, advancing them to November's general election.McGrail received 3,573 votes, or 46 percent, and Cataldi received 2,882 votes, or 37 percent. District 6 candidate Frank Antos Jr. is ...

Sullivan to challenge Burch for mayor’s seat

The race for Cape Coral's next mayor boiled down to two candidates Tuesday night as incumbent Jim Burch will face challenger John Sullivan in November's general election.Sullivan garnered 48 percent of the votes, totaling 3,846. Burch came in second with 28 percent of the votes, totaling ...

Primary election to narrow down candidate list

Cape Coral voters will determine today who will advance to the general election in two key races.Cape Coral has 88,427 active registered voters and 5,670 inactive voters, who still have an opportunity to vote at the polls from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today.The candidates for the primary mayor's race ...

Southwest Cape Coral Neighborhood Association will meet Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m., at Oasis Charter High School, 3507 Oasis Boulevard.At the meeting, District 1 and 4 candidates for City Council will be introduced, followed by a 60-minute question-and-answer period.The candidates for ...