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Election Office urges early voting

Update: A 13th location, in Boca Grande, and was recently added for Election Day only. That location is at the Louise Du Pont Crowninshield Community House, 240 Banyan St. Original post: Election officials always urge residents to vote. In the wake of Hurricane Ian, that message has a new ...

MPO citizen advisors express SR 31 concerns

With the expected building boom coming in Babcock Ranch, the only major road to get to it will need to be dramatically improved. However, the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Citizen Advisory Committee expressed some concerns about how the State Road 31 project has been ...

Branning, Caldwell sworn-in to county offices

New Constitutional Officers were sworn-in last week in Lee County. Last Tuesday, Noelle Branning stepped into office as the new Lee County Tax Collector while Matt Caldwell took the helm of Lee County Property Appraiser. The two take over for Larry Hart and Ken Wilkinson, respectively, who ...

Sheppard, Hayden, Welsh, Cosden win Council seats

Cape Coral City Council will see three new faces and the return of one familiar one once the new board convenes in the wake of Tuesday's General Election. Dan Sheppard, Tom Hayden, Robert Welsh and incumbent Jessica Cosden won their respective races in Districts 2, 3, 5 and 7. Cosden ...

Giallombardo new District 77 rep

Republican and Cape Coral native Mike Giallombardo was successful in becoming the new Florida District 77 State Representative in Tuesday’s General Election. Giallombardo earned 64.38% of the vote (64,601 votes) and will represent a district that encompasses Cape Coral and small areas of ...

Marceno wins Sheriff’s race

Incumbent Sheriff Carmine Marceno will continue to serve as Lee County Sheriff, coming out victorious in Tuesday’s General Election. Marceno earned an overwhelming 67.02 percent of the vote (248,495 votes) in the four-way race with Democratic opponent Robert Neeld earning 27.73 percent ...

Donalds cruises to District 19 victory

In the race for the 19th District of the House of Representatives, State Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Naples) coasted to victory over Cindy Banyai (D-Fort Myers) on Tuesday. Donalds, who also works as the associate vice-president of investments at Moran Wealth Management in Naples, won election ...

Rodrigues wins state Senate seat

Republican Ray Rodrigues has won the Florida Senate District 27 seat. Rodrigues garnered 174,260 votes — 60.55 percent of the total ballots cast in Lee County. Democratic opponent Rachel Brown earned 113,533 votes or 39.45 percent of the ballots cast. In Lee, a total of 390,362 ballots ...

Ruane, Sandelli, Mann prevail in County Commission races

In an election where more than 80% of eligible voters turned out, one newcomer and two incumbents prevailed in the countywide races for the Lee County Board of County Commissioners - Kevin Ruane, Ray Sandelli and Frank Mann. The county commission newcomer and Sanibel mayor, Ruane, ...

Incumbents Giovannelli and Patricca reclaim school board seats

School board Incumbents Melisa Giovannelli and Chris Patricia held their seats in Tuesday's General Election. In the District 2 race Giovannelli received 42,284 votes (64.78 percent) while challenger John F. "Jeff" McCullers received 22,992 votes (35.22 percent). "It feels good. I'm ...