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Politics in Southwest Florida

The Southwest Florida stories that are too local, too early or too ongoing for the evening news.

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YesterdaySouthwest Florida
Election results: winners in Lee, Collier and Charlotte local races
Unofficial Nov. 3 results show Cecil Pendergrass and Brian Hamman winning Lee County Commission Districts 2 and 4, Jenna Persons-Mulicka winning Lee supervisor of elections, Debbie Jordan and Crystal Johnson winning Lee School Board seats and Chris Hall winning Collier County Commission District 2. In city races, Terolyn Watson won Fort Myers Ward 3, Ruth Condit and James Anderst won Bonita Springs council seats, Anita Cereceda won on Fort Myers Beach, Jeannine Polk and Gary Butler won in Punta Gorda, and Dennis Bartolucci, Teri Sommerfeld and Rick Woodworth won Marco Island council seats. Results become final once certified.
Source: WINK News and 1 more
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Politics
Nov 3Southwest Florida
Election Day: polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across Southwest Florida
Tuesday, November 3
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the general election, with federal, state and county offices and state constitutional amendments on the ballot. In Lee County, voters also decide city council races in Bonita Springs, Cape Coral and Fort Myers and the Fort Myers Beach Town Council. Mail ballots must arrive by 7 p.m.; Lee County voters can still drop theirs off at an elections office branch until then.
Source: Lee County Supervisor of Elections and 1 more
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Oct 18Southwest Florida
No Kings: Vote Early rallies draw crowds across Southwest Florida
Demonstrators gathered Saturday, Oct. 17, at sites including U.S. 41 and Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers, the Collier County Courthouse in Naples, Port Charlotte, Englewood, Immokalee and the Matlacha Pass Bridge. Organizers described the events as nonpartisan and aimed at getting residents to make a plan and vote early ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Source: News-Press and 2 more
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Oct 17Southwest Florida
No Kings: Vote Early Protests Planned Across SWFL Today
Saturday, October 17
Nonpartisan No Kings: Vote Early events are scheduled today in locations including Fort Myers Naples and Matlacha to encourage early voting ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Source: Naples Daily News and 1 more

Election results: winners in Lee, Collier and Charlotte local races

Election Day: polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across Southwest Florida

No Kings: Vote Early rallies draw crowds across Southwest Florida

No Kings: Vote Early Protests Planned Across SWFL Today