ELECTIONS

The 71-year-old Elder is familiar with the political world, but he comes from a much different perspective after spending a good portion of his life as a conservative talk show host and commentator.

Republican former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has formally launched his presidential campaign.

Buddy Dyer was first elected mayor of the city of Orlando in 2003. That means this is his 20th year as mayor of the City Beautiful. He’s hoping to add another term in office.

Haley hopes to break the ultimate barrier by becoming the first woman to be elected President of the United States.

Councilwoman Kellianne Marks, who is running for mayor, distributed the flags along with a campaign letter to homes throughout the community as a way to celebrate the holiday and announce her candidacy.

Former Vice President Mike Pence will officially launch his widely expected campaign for the Republican nomination for president in Iowa next week, adding another candidate to the growing GOP field and putting him in direct competition with his former boss.

Experts say Casey DeSantis has used what she honed in Jacksonville to help propel her husband to the heights of American politics – all the way to a presidential run.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be speaking at an education-related convention in Orlando on Friday following the announcement of his presidential run.

A Florida bill signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday would provide sweeping elections-rules changes — including allowing DeSantis to run for president without resigning from his position.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially filed a declaration of candidacy for president.

Ron DeSantis may have started out in 2019 as a more libertarian governor, but he soon began cultivating a populist conservative image.

Now in his fifth year as Florida governor, Ron DeSantis will have signed close to 1,000 bills by the time he is done with the 2023 legislative session’s measures.

The Florida chapters of two national organizations have filed a lawsuit against Florida’s secretary of state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential announcement will be made on Twitter.

Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to launch his presidential campaign as early as Wednesday, according to CBS News, first with a “virtual” announcement followed days later by an appearance in DeSantis’s hometown of Dunedin.

A judge says he will not rule Friday in an Orange County woman’s fight to get her voter fraud case dismissed.

Asian American Pacific Islanders Coming Together is hosting a town hall at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office to raise awareness on AAPI issues in the community.

An Orange County woman accused Florida's Office of Election Crimes and Security of trying to intimidate those who register people to vote.

Robert “Foxy” Fox didn’t think he would be actively running in a general election for the Florida House of Representatives.

The Florida Senate on Wednesday approved a sweeping elections bill aimed at continuing Republican leaders’ efforts to crack down on voter-registration groups and ensuring Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t have to resign from office to run for president.

Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd is the sole defendant in a federal lawsuit announced Wednesday that challenges the state’s uniform voter registration application.

Florida Republicans are poised to change state law to allow GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president without having to leave office.

In the latest round in a yearslong fight about Florida elections laws, the House on Wednesday moved forward with a proposal that would make wide-ranging changes such as placing additional restrictions on voter-registration groups.

The runner-up in the Republican primary for the Florida House District 24 seat in Marion County is suing a political action committee and a well-known Florida political consultant over campaign attack ads.

Orange County’s rent control amendment, approved by the voters last November, will not go into effect.

Chris Anderson, the Seminole County supervisor of elections, will announce his run for reelection Wednesday.

The Florida Senate on Monday released a 98-page bill that includes proposed changes ranging from clamping down on voter-registration groups to relaxing campaign-finance reporting rules.

Florida voters next year could decide whether to enshrine a right to hunt and fish in the state Constitution.

Following a shooting rampage that left three people dead in Pine Hills in February, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Orange County Sheriff John Mina and Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez have spoken out against Worrell.

As we sit and wait to find out of former President Donald Trump will be arrested at some point over the next few days, pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors have gathered around the country to let their voices be heard.

Election officials from states enrolled in a bipartisan effort to ensure accurate voter lists decided Friday against making rule changes that had been pushed by Republicans and fueled by conspiracy theories, prompting more defections by GOP-leaning states.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) on Wednesday announced the arrests of two women following an election fraud investigation.

The polls closed in Orange County at 7 p.m. Tuesday for local races in two cities.

A group that has pledged to create a pathway for an alternative candidate to run against the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees in 2024 will get a spot on the ballot in Arizona.

The state of Florida is no longer taking part in a multi-state compact that helps with keeping voter rolls accurate when people move to different states.

Early voting has started in Orange County ahead of March 14 municipal elections in two cities.

In 2020, Anderson was officially elected to office as the first African American constitutional officer in Seminole County.

The Florida Democratic Party is taking on new leadership and promising to make changes. But with a conservative super-majority in the Florida House and Senate and a governor aggressively reforming the state across the board, the question is can the party turn its fortunes around?

U.S. first lady Jill Biden says there's “pretty much” nothing left to do but choose the time and place for President Joe Biden's reelection announcement.

Last week, a judge dismissed criminal charges against an Orange County man for illegally voting in the 2020 election.

The case against an Edgewater mayoral candidate accused of stealing his opponent’s campaign signs was dropped, according to court documents released Thursday.

A judge dismissed the case against an Orange County man who was part of the first high-profile investigation by Florida’s Office of Election Crimes and Security.

The Florida House Friday morning passed two bills clarifying controversial programs on migrant transportation and prosecuting election crimes, sending both measures to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature.

Bill Cowles, Orange County’s longest-serving elections supervisor, will retire at the end of his current term to enjoy time with his family, he announced Wednesday.

An Orange County man who was one of 20 arrested in a high-profile voter fraud sweep by Gov. DeSantis last year is calling for his case to be dismissed.

Shortly after law enforcement officers started arresting 20 people around the state of Florida for voting illegally in the 2020 election, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the arrests were the result of an investigation by his newly formed election police.

All four residents of The Villages charged with voting twice in the 2020 election have now admitted to the crime, court records show.

The field of candidates is set for a special election in Marion County to replace a state representative embroiled in a federal fraud scandal.

Manny Diaz, the former Miami mayor who was in charge of the Democratic Party in Florida, resigned as party chairman Monday in a lengthy letter that exposed party shortcomings with building membership and accused the party’s culture as being “resistant to change.

Russ Gibson announced Thursday he had filed to run for re-election in the county’s 2024 race for the role.

Florida heads into 2023 with courts weighing high-profile legal fights.

Incoming congressman Maxwell Frost said he will donate campaign money from disgraced cryptocurrency CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, after prosecutors said the FTX founder broke campaign finance laws.

When voters choose school board candidates in elections, there are no political parties listed after their names on the ballot. Next year lawmakers in Florida will consider putting a constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot that would change that.

An 18-year-old college student has been elected to serve as mayor of a small east Arkansas city, becoming one of the youngest people to serve as a city’s top leader in the U.S.

Here are some examples of strange ways elections were decided.

When law enforcement officers began arresting 20 people charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election, there was a common theme among those accused: they didn't understand why they were being arrested.

Orange County commissioners voted Thursday to appeal a judge’s ruling that stopped the elections supervisor and canvassing board from certifying the results of a rent referendum on the November ballot.

Gov. Ron DeSantis faced questions Tuesday about political jabs thrown his way by former President Donald Trump in the wake of the 2022 midterm elections, as both Republicans may make a bid for the White House in 2024.

If you have a vote-by-mail ballot you need to fix or a provisional ballot you need to provide documents for, you have a couple more days to do that because of Hurricane Nicole.

A Republican former Florida State and NFL football star will replace a prominent north Florida Democratic state senator to help the GOP take supermajorities in both chambers of the statehouse.

Call it what you will, Republicans overwhelmed Democrats in Tuesday’s elections in Florida.

Results are still being finalized in key congressional and state legislature races across the country, but one thing that became clear overnight is that the 2022 midterm elections were not the red wave of Republican wins many pundits forecasted.

Florida, you are now a red-state. The opinion of this writer? Nope. The opinion of WKMG-TV? Nope. The decision of the voters of Florida? Bingo.

On Election Day, Florida voters cast their ballots against a state amendment aimed at getting rid of Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission.

Incumbent Jason Brodeur won out over Joy Goff-Marcil Tuesday for a Florida Senate District 10 seat — a newly redistricted area that covers Seminole and parts of Orange County.

Next month, Osceola County voters may be asked to say “Yes” or “No” to a sales tax extension

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried’s decision to run for governor earlier means the cabinet seat is open for a new politician.

The incumbent chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis has won his bid for re-election.

Sen. Marco Rubio has won a third term in the U.S. Senate as Florida’s senior senator.

Flagler County residents approved the continuation of a half-cent school tax referendum which aims to help fund school improvement projects within the district.

Republican candidate Cory Mills won in his U.S. House District 7 race, beating Karen Green, according to the Associated Press.

Florida’s governor is returning to the governor’s mansion after winning reelection against challenger Charlie Crist.

Democratic candidate Maxwell Frost won in his U.S. House District 10 race, making him the first member of Generation Z to do so, according to the Associated Press.

Florida’s attorney general is not just the state’s top prosecutor. The holder of the job also pledges to protect the interests of Floridians, whether that’s going after consumer fraud or price gouging, or taking part in national lawsuits against groups that take advantage of residents.

ClickOrlando.com and News 6+ will showcase Results 2022.

The U.S. Department of Justice routinely sends monitors to precincts around the country to make sure that Election Day is going smoothly, but on Monday Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration objected to the oversight in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Calling election results are an important part of the democratic process and accuracy in calling races is essential in building trust in the process.

The general election is Nov. 8, which means all voters have a chance to decide who will lead them in all levels of government.

With Election Day on Tuesday, here are the numbers for Central Florida's early voters and mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms.

Election workers across central Florida are busy ahead of the midterm.

Right now, Democrats technically hold the majority by the slimmest of margins.

It’s your last chance to cast a ballot for important seats such as Florida governor, U.S. senator and U.S. representative, as well as to make your voice heard on a variety of issues.

News 6 got a look inside of the warehouse at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office

Despite record inflation and rising interest rates, Orange County voters will decide on Tuesday whether to raise taxes to improve transportation infrastructure.

Early voting is ending in Central Florida and Supervisor of Elections are reporting low turnouts thus far, but say they are hopeful more people are headed to the polls come election day.

With just days before Election Day, several organizations are planning for a busy weekend, encouraging voters to vote early or show up on Tuesday.

A 55-year-old Loxahatchee woman was arrested Friday by inspectors of the state’s Election Crime Unit.

With vote-by-mail well underway, some counties have received hundreds of ballots with errors.

Ocoee is hosting several events this weekend to remember 102 years since the Ocoee Election Day Massacre and its victims.

Midterm elections are scheduled for Nov. 8 in Florida, and candidates are coming out into Central Florida for last-minute campaign pushes to get voters to the polls.

With early voting already underway, Judge Jeff Ashton of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court issued a temporary injunction.

Tell us about your problems at the polls.

If you haven’t mailed in your ballot yet, you need to do it now.

Midterm elections are set to take place on Nov. 8, though thousands of Florida residents have been coming out to vote early or mail in their ballots. Here's how many have gotten out the vote in Central Florida so far.

A political committee trying to draft Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president in 2024 has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission in a dispute about a petition with more than 80,000 signatures.

Some Central Florida supervisors of elections have said they've had verbal altercations at early voting sites.

Several Central Florida supervisors of elections came together Tuesday to remind voters that early voting was going on — and now was the time to vote.

Election Day in Florida could be when the state goes red.

Five Florida Supreme Court justices and more than two dozen Florida appeals court judges are up for merit retention this election.