Republican Sydney Gruters, a Sarasota resident who spent more than a decade working for retiring Rep. Vern Buchanan, won Florida's redrawn 16th Congressional District on Nov. 3, capturing about 51% of the vote over Democrat Kelly Kirschner.
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Sarasota swears in Entler, Ahearn-Koch; picks Ohlrich as mayor
The Sarasota City Commission seated two at-large commissioners on Nov. 6 and unanimously chose Kathy Kelley Ohlrich as mayor and Jen Ahearn-Koch as vice mayor for the coming year.
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Brandt defeats Glover for Sarasota school board District 1 seat
Heidi Brandt defeated Jimmy Glover in the Sarasota County School Board District 1 runoff on Nov. 3, earning about 56.5% of the unofficial vote with all 98 precincts reporting.
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Sarasota's DeNiro wins County Commission District 4 seat
Republican Jim DeNiro defeated Democrat Julie London to win the Sarasota County Commission District 4 seat, collecting 56.25% of the vote with all precincts reporting.
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Florida Amendment 3 results: 61.99% back measure; Sarasota faces projected $241M gap
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.
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Historic Democratic blue wave reshapes Washington and the states
Democrats break Republican strongholds in Senate and governor races. Dems likely to control both chambers of Congress.
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Rep. Greg Steube seeks reelection to Congress from Sarasota
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.
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Donalds defeats Jolly in close Florida governor race
Republican Byron Donalds won the Florida governor's race on Nov. 3, defeating Democrat David Jolly by about 1.25 percentage points in unofficial returns. The AP called the race at 9:09 p.m. EST.
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Sarasota school board District 1 race heads to Nov. 3 runoff
Jimmy Glover and Heidi Brandt face off Nov. 3 for the Sarasota County School Board District 1 seat being vacated by Bridget Ziegler. Polls close at 7 p.m., and all registered county voters can cast a ballot in the nonpartisan race.
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Jolly rallies in Sarasota as candidates make final campaign push
David Jolly held an Oct. 31 rally at Fogartyville, while Byron Donalds campaigned in North Port Oct. 28 and is scheduled to return to Sarasota for a Monday rally.
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Sarasota County projects $87M Amendment 3 revenue loss by FY 2029
County estimates property-tax revenue could fall by $46.9 million in FY 2028 and $87.1 million in FY 2029 if voters approve Amendment 3. City and county officials say they are preparing contingency budgets.
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Sarasota sets Nov. 6 meeting to certify election results
The Sarasota City Commission will hold a special statutory meeting at noon on Nov. 6 to certify results from the Nov. 3 general election, swear in two at-large commissioners and select the city's next mayor and vice mayor.
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Moliere Dimanche seeks Florida governor post without party
Moliere Dimanche, a No Party Preference candidate from Orlando, is running for Florida governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election on an anti-corruption platform.
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David Jolly seeks Florida governorship as Democrat
David Jolly, a former Republican congressman from Pinellas County, won the Democratic primary for Florida governor and faces Republican Byron Donalds on Nov. 3, 2026.
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