The first wave of ballots for the 2026 Election were counted Tuesday as the Primary played out across Southwest Florida and the Sunshine State. More then 475,000 votes were tallied in Lee County, making up just under 30% of eligible voters. “This was a successful election and the best ...
The Cape Coral Rowing Club will row from Tropicana Park. Instead of opting for a pair of alternatives, Cape Coral City Council on Wednesday approved the license agreement that drew a deadlocked vote in April. Mayor John Gunter was not present, and Councilmember Laurie Lehmann, who had been ...
Democrat Victor Arias and Republican Jim Schwartzel won the primaries of their respective parties on Tuesday to advance to the November election which will determine who succeeds Congressman Byron Donalds. District 19 represents most of Lee and Collier counties. Donalds is vacating his seat ...
Congressman Byron Donalds, whose district includes Cape Coral, most of Lee County and Collier County, won the Republican primary for governor on Tuesday with 47.79% of the vote in an 11-way field. Lt. Gov. Jay Collins was the runner-up with 25% of the vote. Donalds will face former Republican ...
Two of the four School Board of Lee County races on the ballot were decided in Tuesday's primary election, with the remaining two races headed to run-offs in the general election in November. School Board Member Sam Fisher was re-elected to the District 1 seat, while School Board Member Jada ...
Amanda Cochran ousted Lee County District 5 Commissioner Trish Petrosky in a universal primary between the two Alva Republicans on Tuesday in a race seen as a referendum on development in Lee County. Cochran received 55% of the vote, compared to 45% for Petrosky. Petrosky was an appointee of ...
