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UNF alum Clay Yarborough wins re-election in Florida House District 12

UNF alum Clay Yarborough wins re-election in Florida House District 12

Alex Toth Nov 6, 2018

Republican candidate Clay Yarborough was re-elected in District 12 of the Florida House of Representatives. Yarborough graduated from UNF with a bachelor’s degree in business administration....

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Elizabeth Andersen

UNF Alum wins District 2 School Board

Jessica May Nov 6, 2018

UNF alum Elizabeth Andersen wins the District 2 School Board elections. This district includes the beaches and Intracoastal west area of Jacksonville, as well as some parts of the Southside. This...

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Nancy Soderberg

Soderberg takes a loss to Maltz for a representative seat

Jessica May Nov 6, 2018

Democrat Nancy Soderberg loses to Republican Michael Waltz for the representative seat for the sixth congressional district. Florida’s sixth congressional seat has not been held by a democrat...

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John Rutherford re-elected as Florida Representative

Jessica May Nov 6, 2018

John Rutherford earned himself a re-election for Florida Representative in the fourth congressional district. Rutherford is the current Republican representative for this district. He was elected...

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OPINION: Voter suppression: The Republican electoral strategy

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor Oct 24, 2018

Of all the values that the United States claims to represent, freedom is the one most strongly marketed. America is the land of the free and famously intervenes in order to bring “freedom and democracy”...

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The 2018 midterm election: The Congressional candidates for Florida’s Fourth District

Jessica May Oct 23, 2018

The fourth district representatives in Florida represent most of Duval and parts of Nassau and St. Johns County. There are four candidates on the ballot for this area: incumbent John Rutherford, Ges...

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Gov. Rick Scott (left) Sen. Bill Nelson (right) Photo courtesy Creative Commons

The 2018 midterm election: Nelson versus Scott for Florida Senator

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor Oct 19, 2018

Appearing to be equally invigorated, voting members of both the Democratic and Republican parties are in a tight race to see who will take hold of Congress come November 2018. Of course, as Florida is...

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The 2018 midterm election: The race to replace Governor Rick Scott

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor Oct 19, 2018

As Governor Rick Scott meets his second of two four-year term limits, his position as Florida’s chief executive officer and commander-in-chief is left vacant. Rushing to replace Rick Scott and fill the...

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UNF Public Opinion Research Lab releases a new poll revealing Congressional District 16 currently favors Buchanan over Shapiro

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor Oct 4, 2018

Florida’s polls appear to be tightening as the official mid-term election races closer and, according to a new poll released by the UNF Public Opinion Research Lab, incumbent Republican Representative...

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