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2024 election results for Florida and Tampa Bay races.
Tampa Bay and Florida election results: president, amendments, more
See the 2024 general election results for statewide races, amendments 3 and 4 and local government.
Florida’s abortion Amendment 4 failed. What to know now.
Women react after news that Amendment 4 is projected to fail during the Yes on 4 Election Day watch party, in support of abortion reform in Florida, Tuesday, Nov. 5, in St. Petersburg.
Florida’s law bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
Suzy Lopez bests Andrew Warren in Hillsborough state attorney race
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, left, and Hillsborough State Attorney Suzy Lopez attend a newsconference inside the Falkenburg Road Jail Assembly Room at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Oct. 15 in Tampa.
Lopez led with 52% of the vote to Warren’s 47%. Lopez’s win is a victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis, who suspended Warren in 2022.
Donald Trump dominates Kamala Harris in Florida
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump waves as he exits after a news conference on Oct. 29 at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach.
Democrats said for months that Florida was in play. It wasn’t.

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  1. Top Florida House Democrat says she’s running for state Senate
    • Politics
    House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, announced she is running for state Senate.
  2. Florida is growing unaffordable. Do politicians notice? | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Laura Shaw, a recent graduate pictured here on the USF St Petersburg campus on Dec. 18, 2024, said she was leaving Florida because of the politics, cost of living and lack of career opportunities.
  3. Judge blocks part of Florida law on ballot petitions
    • Politics
    A flyer in support of Florida's 2024 Amendment 4 is shared on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Riverview. The amendment failed.
  5. Orlando Gudes withdraws from Tampa City Council race over residency questions
    • Elections
    Then-Tampa City Council member Orlando Gudes is seen during a council meeting Thursday, March 31, 2022. Gudes announced a run this year for the vacant District 5 seat on the council but on Wednesday withdrew his candidacy.
  6. Does Ron DeSantis support Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill?
    • Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has not responded to questions from the Tampa Bay Times about his thoughts on the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill.
  7. Here’s who’s running in Tampa’s upcoming election for District 5
    • Tampa
    Former Tampa City Council member Gwen Henderson died in June at 60 years old. On Sept. 9, voters will decide who will fill the District 5 seat.
  8. Trump has Bondi’s back over Jeffrey Epstein files. Florida MAGA? Nope.
    • News
    Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks before President Donald Trump at the Justice Department in Washington in March. Trump is backing Bondi after she has come under fire by those in the MAGA movement for failing to release more records in the Jeffrey Epstein case, as she previously said she would.
  9. Florida Attorney General Uthmeier launches Alligator Alcatraz merch
    • Politics
  10. Here are 10 Florida laws that took effect this week
    • Politics
    House Speaker Daniel Perez, left, and Senate President Ben Albritton, right, watch the ceremonial "hankie drop" marking the end of the 2025 legislative session on Monday, June 16.
  11. Alligator Alcatraz is no nickname. It’s detention camp’s official name
    • Florida
    President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and others, tour Alligator Alcatraz, the official name of the new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in Ochopee.
  12. Should Democrats be excited about special elections gains? Nope
    • Elections
    Democrat Josh Weil ran an unsuccessful campaign for a U.S. House seat in a special election earlier this year in Florida but had a stronger run than the previous candidate last November. He's now running for U.S. Senate.
  13. Florida Republicans are selling ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ T-shirts
    • Politics
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  14. Florida Legislature: Promise, whiff, repeat | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Florida lawmakers promised tax cuts and insurance reform when the 2025 legislative session opened March 4 at the state Capitol in Tallahassee. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
  15. How Tampa’s CentCom was at the heart of Trump’s Iran bombing mission
    • Politics
    Gen. Michael "Erik" Kurilla gives a speech, March 5, 2021, at Fort Campbell. Kurilla is the commander U.S. Central Command, which oversees the U.S. military's operations in the Middle East, from its headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. The command directed a precision attack against Iran's nuclear facilities over the weekend.
  16. How Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will affect Florida
    • Politics
    President Donald Trump stands before addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on March 4. Trump is trying to get federal lawmakers to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill, his signature tax and spending bill.
  17. How Anna Paulina Luna is more conservative than her Pinellas district
    • Politics
    Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., represents a district that includes most of Pinellas County, which has had a history of electing moderate Republicans and Democrats.
  18. Protesters rally across Tampa Bay
    • Photos
    Thousands of protesters take to the streets in front of City Hall during the nationwide "No Kings" protest on Saturday in Tampa.
  19. What Pinellas’ David Jolly brings to Florida’s governor race | Column
    • Opinion
    Former Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly of Pinellas has announced he will run as a Democrat for Florida governor in 2026.
  20. Ex-US Rep. David Jolly, now a Democrat, announces run for governor
    • Politics
    Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly, during an interview with the Tampa Bay Times on Wednesday in Tampa, said he is running for governor.
  21. Florida ballot initiative law can continue, federal judge says
    • Politics
    Gabriella Medina, a customer experience program manager with Trulieve, displays support on Oct. 22, 2024, in Tampa for Florida's Amendment 3, which was on the ballot in November 2024 and proposed legalizing recreational marijuana for adults. This year, state lawmakers changed some of the requirements for the ballot initiative process.
  22. Florida Democrat who lost seat in ‘ghost candidate’ case to run for attorney general
    • Elections
    Then-state Sen. José Javier Rodríguez, a Miami Democrat, testifies in a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing in Washington on June 9, 2020. Rodríguez said he is launching a campaign for Florida attorney general.
  23. Florida lawmakers to nix property taxes? Get real | Column
    • Opinion
    Florida lawmakers, shown here in session on March 4, are considering a statewide referendum in 2026 on changes to Florida's tax system.
  24. A very early look at which of Florida’s US House races may be competitive in 2026
    • Elections
    The U.S. Capitol is seen from Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.
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