While four candidates started out the primary election vying for the new Lee County School Board District 6 seat, only two are proceeding to the November election.Jane Kuckel earned the majority of the ballots cast with 41,486 votes or 42.83 percent, followed by Don Armstrong with 25,619 votes ...
Francis Rooney may never have run for office before, but GOP voters casting ballots in the District 19 Congressional primary seemed to embrace his message enough to trust him with holding the party flag in the Nov. 8 general election.Rooney was a big winner Tuesday, garnering more than half the ...
It was a tough, nasty campaign at times, but in the end, it was the incumbent who came out ahead.Two-term State Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto rolled past Jason Maughan to win the Republican 27th Senate District primary on Tuesday by a more than 2-to-1 margin. She will face write-in candidate Dakota ...
With all precincts counted in Lee County:* Sheriff Mike Scott easily staved off a challenge by Stephanie Eller in the closed Republican primary for Lee County Sheriff. Scott received more than 85 percent of the vote.* Commissioner Larry Kiker narrowly beat challenger Dick Anderson in the closed ...
Five candidates are battling for the new, at-large District 7 seat on the Lee County School Board.In 2014, Lee County voters approved expanding the school board from five to seven members. As of November, the five original seats will be elected from their district, while the two new seats - ...
Voters looking to beat the Election Day lines can cast their ballot early starting Saturday.Early voting for the Aug. 30 primary election will kick off this weekend and run through Saturday, Aug. 27. Ten polling sites throughout Lee County will be open each day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m."We will be ...
