2008 election stories

August 27, 2008

Election roundup: U.S. House

Keller will face surprise Democratic winner Grayson in November

U.S. Rep. Ric Keller barely held off a lesser-known and mostly self-funded opponent in the Republican primary Tuesday, raising questions about whether the four-term incumbent could survive his Democratic challenger in November.

August 27, 2008

Legislative races

Siplin defeats challenge with a little help from GOP, special interests

Orlando state Sen. Gary Siplin won his rough-and-tumble bid to hang on to his legislative job Tuesday, in a Democratic primary fraught with a $1 million wave of special-interest attack ads.

August 27, 2008

State attorney

Newcomer takes job away from Tanner

John Tanner, the Volusia-based state attorney dogged by two years of controversy, was unseated Tuesday by St. Augustine attorney and political newcomer R.J. Larizza.