Elections
Unofficial Sarasota County returns show Heidi Brandt leading Jimmy Glover in the School Board District 1 race, 111,277 votes (56.50%) to 85,657 (43.50%). The county’s results report lists all 98 precincts reporting and vote-by-mail returns as partially reported. The report was last updated at 11:04 p.m. Nov. 3. Totals remain unofficial pending canvassing and certification.
Elections
Unofficial Sarasota County returns show Jim DeNiro leading Julie London, 27,170 votes to 21,133, with all 26 precincts reporting.
Elections
The Associated Press called Amendment 3 approved. Unofficial Florida Election Watch returns checked at 12:54 p.m. EST Nov. 4 showed 4,917,482 yes votes statewide, or 61.99%. Sarasota County faces a separately projected $241 million revenue shortfall over two years, according to Suncoast Searchlight.
Elections
Democrats break Republican strongholds in Senate and governor races. Dems likely to control both chambers of Congress.
Elections
Republican Greg Steube, the incumbent U.S. representative for Florida's 17th Congressional District, is running for reelection in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Democrat Matthew Montavon and Michael Quirk.
Business
A wave of restaurant changes hit Sarasota in October 2026, including the fire-forced closure of Brick's Smoked Meats, the reopening of Caragiulos on Ringling Boulevard, and the arrival of Mitchell's Food and Wine on Main Street.
Community
The Sarasota avian hospital cut the ribbon Oct. 25 on five new aluminum aviaries, the Gaynes Education Center and more than $300,000 in campus improvements after a three-year effort slowed by two hurricanes.
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