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2026 Elections: Amy Lockhart stoic in losing commission seat to Charline Santos: 'Serving the citizens of Seminole County has been the honor of a lifetime!'
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Henry Frederick Thu, 11/05/2026 - 19:54
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SANFORD, Fla. -- Republican District 4 Seminole County Commissioner Amy Lockhart was stoic in her loss by 5,500-plus votes to Democrat Charline Lorraine Santos in the Nov. 3 elections.

2026 Elections: Republican Jake Johansson of Port Orange wins District 8 Florida State Senate seat Henry Frederick Wed, 11/04/2026 - 18:37
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PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Jake Johansson, former Port Orange city manager and at-large member of the Volusia County Council won the District 8 seat in the Florida State Senate over two other candidates with more than half the votes cast in the Nov. 3 elections.

2026 Elections: Volusia Republicans Richard Gentry, Bill Partington, Webster Barnaby & Chase Tramont all win re-election to Florida House seats Henry Frederick Wed, 11/04/2026 - 09:15
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- Four incumbent Florida House Republicans from Volusia County -- Richard Gentry, Bill Partington, Webster Barnaby, and Chase Tramont -- all easily won re-election in the Nov. 3 elections.

Headline Surfer Endorsements for Volusia County: Jake Johansson, Danny Robins, Maritza Vazquez, Lisa Martin
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Henry Frederick Mon, 11/02/2026 - 20:54
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DELTONA -- Here are endorsed candidates from Volusia County for public office in the Nov. 3 elections.

Headline Surfer Endorsement: Don Dempsey for re-election to District 1 seat on the Volusia County Council
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Henry Frederick Mon, 10/26/2026 - 10:58
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DELAND, Fla. -- Trusted leadership and proven results on the dais in the Frank T. Bruno County Council chambers have been the legacy of Don Dempsey in the District 1 seat.

Volusia County Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis addresses sample ballot mailing delay 
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Henry Frederick Tue, 10/20/2026 - 08:02
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DELAND, Fla. -- The Volusia County Supervisor of Elections office is informing voters that sample ballots for the November 3, 2026, General Election have been mailed and should be arriving in mailboxes  soon following a delay by the office’s printing vendor.

Daytona International Speedway & General Motors announce multi-year extension to keep Chevrolet as a founding partner

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona International Speedway and General Motors have announced a multi-year extension to keep longtime NASCAR founding partner Chevrolet in the fold.