Top 100 Stories

1. Ashley Moody, R, Attorney General winner, 130,385 

2. Rick Scott, R, US Senate winner, 125,592

3. Jimmy Patronis, R, CFO winner, 125,852

4. Ron DeSantis, R, Governor winner 124,692

5. Matt Caldwell, R, Comm. of Agriculture winner, 122,589

6. Michael Waltz, R, CD6 winner, 122,467

7. Nancy Soderberg, D, CD6 loser,  103,626

8. Bill Nelson, D, US Senate loser, 102,624

9. Nicole "Nikki" Fried, D, Comm. of Agriculture loser, 100,702

The Volusia County Canvassing Board will meet on November 8, 2018 at 2:00 pm to process provisional ballots cast in the General Election held on November 6, 2018. In the event there is a need for a machine recount in the Edgewater City Council District 1 race and in the Volusia County Council District 1 race; the recount will begin at 9:00 am on Friday, November 9, 2018.  The recount will take place at the Department of Elections, Historic Courthouse, 125 W. New York Avenue, in DeLand.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It's Election Day here in Central Florida and throughout the nation. Here is a summary of the Headline Surfer endorsements, news & notes, community columns, and standalone pics & videos. Please click on hyperlinked headlines to see more of individual items. 

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Russ Owen has pledged that if elected on Nov. 6, he will do everything possible to fight over-development as the new mayor of this tourism-driven city where preserving the charm appears to be more than just a slogan.

The key word is "over" as in excess development, and based on that campaign pledge Headline Surfer is endorsing Russ Owen for mayor over Lisa Martin. In the other contested race for zone 1 city commissioner, Headline Surfer is endorsing Peggy Belflower over Michael Kolody.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Headline Surfer provides its endorsements for races at stake in the Nov. 6 elections at the federal, state, county and municipal levels in the Central Florida counties of Volusia, Orange and Seminole as follows:

DELTONA, Fla. -- Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum wowed Democratic supporters at a campaign stop in Volusia County's largest city Friday night with the partisan Deltona crowd chanting his signature phrase, "Bring It Home!"

YouTube download / AP video / (26 Oct 2018) After President Donald Trump announced officials apprehended a man in connection with the mail-bomb scare of suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats, he asked guests at a Young Black Leadership Summit, "Who gets attacked more than me?"

YouTube download / AP video / (26 Oct 2018) After President Donald Trump announced officials apprehended a man in connection with the mail-bomb scare of suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats, he asked guests at a Young Black Leadership Summit, "Who gets attacked more than me?"