Northeast Florida, southeast Georgia voters head to polls next month for local elections
While the first primaries and caucuses in the 2024 presidential nominating cycle are still several months away, some northeast Florida and southeast Georgia voters will be heading to the polls for Election Day on Nov. 7.
โWe will not be erasedโ: Jacksonville community joins campaign to encourage Black voters get to the polls next election
Organizers of the Power of the Ballot Action Fund rallied outside of Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church Saturday morning to encourage Black voters to get to the polls next election.
Regardless of electionโs outcome, Jacksonvilleโs next mayor will be worth more than $1 million
No matter who wins the May 16 election to be the next mayor of Jacksonville, the cityโs next leader will have a net worth of more than $1 million, based on financial disclosure documents filed this year.
Whatโs next for candidates knocked out of 2023 Jacksonville mayoral election?
The race for Jacksonvilleโs mayor is not over yet as two candidates will move on to the general election in May. It remains to be seen how things will play out for voters who supported candidates outside of those top two.
Crime, underserved neighborhoods, stadium renovations: Mayoral candidates wrangle issues important to Jacksonville voters
With less than two weeks until the mayoral election in Duval County, the seven candidates who will appear on the ballot met Wednesday for a News4JAX debate in partnership with JUโs Public Policy Institute, where they addressed questions aimed at bettering the future of the city.
While vote-by-mail ballots are being delivered, negative TV ads continue
As Jacksonville gets ready to elect a new mayor, vote by mail ballots are now being delivered and early voting begins in 24 days. But whatโs been happening for some time now is the negative ads in the mayor's race, raising concern among the public and the candidates.
Mayoral candidates Cumber, Deegan & Gibson attend town hall hosted by Interfaith Center
Three of the candidates running to be the next mayor of Jacksonville met Tuesday evening for a town hall that was hosted by the Interfaith Center of Northeast Florida โ a non-partisan organization. WJCTโs Melissa Ross, host of the radio talk show First Coast Connect, moderated.
Lakesha Burton files for Jacksonville sheriffโs race in March, but hasnโt โmade a final decisionโ
Lakesha Burton, the former assistant chief for the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office who previously ran for sheriff in 2022, has filed the necessary papers to have her name on the March 21 ballot. But in a statement, she said sheโs still โconsidering my options.โ
Millions of dollars in play for campaigns for Jacksonville mayor, sheriff
With less than twelve months to go before Jacksonville voters go to the polls to choose their next mayor, sheriff and other city leaders, candidates for the top offices continue building their campaign war chests, with March fundraising numbers being reported this week.