Voters Give Approval To FIU Expansion
Voters gave the go ahead to the expansion of Florida International University onto the Miami-Dade County Youth Fairgrounds.
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Voters gave the go ahead to the expansion of Florida International University onto the Miami-Dade County Youth Fairgrounds.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam all easily defeated their Democratic opponents Tuesday, positioning them for possible runs for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2018.
On the final day to vote, the decision on whether Miami-Dade would get a new courthouse came in.
Republican Adam Putnam was re-elected as Florida's agriculture commissioner on Tuesday evening.
Republican Pam Bondi was re-elected as Florida's attorney general on Tuesday.
Florida's chief financial officer will be staying in Tallahassee. Republican incumbent Jeff Atwater has been elected to another term as Florida's CFO.
About $3 million voters cast their ballots in Florida before election day.
Florida Governor Rick Scott took election day at full throttle starting in South Florida, then heading North and wrapping up on the West coast.
After months of campaigning and millions of dollars spent on television and radio ads, former Florida Governor Charlie Crist gave it one last shot before the polls close at 7 p.m.
Millions of dollars have been spent on campaign ads leading up to Tuesday's General Election. While the focus has been on the tight race between Governor Rick Scott and challenger Charlie Crist, voters in Broward have a number of other issues to decide. One of the biggest is whether to approve an $800 million bond to improve the county's schools.
It seems that the bitter tone of the campaign ads that aired throughout Florida's race for governor extended to the voting booth Tuesday.
Florida's gubernatorial candidates differ on almost every single issue, including how they spent their campaign money down the stretch.
The African American vote is expected to play a big role in the governor's race.
Florida's gubernatorial race is in a virtual deadlock and some experts say it's possible the race could go to a recount if it ends in a stalemate.
Florida elections officials say everything is running smoothly for Election Day.
