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Lowe died in Gainesville Jan. 14 at 65. He was the District 4 city commissioner for seven years, then the first openly gay mayor from 2010 to 2013.

“There are few people in Gainesville who were stronger, more thoughtful advocates for a difficult cause than Craig Lowe,” Pegeen Hanrahan said.

Mike Thompson won the race to chair the Lee County Republican Party on a third ballot.

A comment made by Gov. Ron DeSantis during a private Republican Party of Florida event at the Florida ...

A swearing in ceremony for county commissioners Mary Alford, Marihelen Wheeler and Ken Cornell was held Tuesday morning before a moderate crowd.

Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton ran a tight ship as her office processed thousands of votes during the November midterms.

The Alligator analyzed general trends and takeaways from the midterm election and compiled the biggest storylines in the aftermath of Nov. 8.

Residents of Alachua County voted to enact single-member district voting, meaning County Commissioners will only be voted in by the people they represent.

Candidates Mary Alford, Marihelen Wheeler and Ken Cornell won the District 1, District 2 and DIstrict 4 County Commission races, respectively.

The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office is reporting that more than 55,600 ballots have been cast, making up 30.7% of all eligible voters.