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Rep. Debbie Mayfield filed a lawsuit Thursday over state election officials blocking her from running in a special election ...

Randy Fine, a Jewish Florida state senator whose bruising demeanor has made him a new favorite on the right, easily won the Republican primary for an open House seat. An Associated Press estimate ...

A short qualifying window didn't deter a host of candidates from stepping up to run for former state Rep. Dr. Joel Rudman's District 3 House seat.