Congress Joe Bonner In Flomaton, Atmore, Brewton Today
August 25, 2010
Alabama Congressman Jo Bonner will meeting with constituents in Escambia County on Wednesday.
Bonner will be at the Brewton City Hall from 9-10 a.m. before traveling to Flomaton to meet with residents from 11 a.m. unto noon at the Flomaton City Hall. Later in the afternoon Wednesday, Bonner will meet with residents in Atmore beginning at 2:00 at Atmore City Hall’s auditorium.
For more information, contact Bonner’s office at (800) 288-8721.
Qualls Re-elected Jay Mayor; One Incumbent, One Newcomer Elected To Council
August 25, 2010
(Updated) It now appears that Jay’s mayor has been re-elected — by just one vote — and there is one new member on the town council.
Mayor
Complete, but unofficial, election results show incumbent Mayor Kurvin Qualls (pictured) received 72 votes while political newcomer Ben Hudson received 71 votes.
Tuesday night, election results reported as being complete by the Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections showed Hudson with one more vote than Qualls, but those results were later updated to show Qualls as the winner.
The vote totals must be certified by the Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections Office prior to becoming official.
Qualls has served as Jay’s mayor for the past four years, and he had previously served for four years on the town council.
Town Council
Newcomer Shon O. Owens received 85 votes and incumbent Charles “Chubby” Haveard received 77 votes to be elected to two seats on the town council. Incumbent Jackie Stewart-Ard received 67 votes and lost her council seat.
Town Clerk
With no opposition on the ballot, Town Clerk Linda Carden was automatically re-elected to her post.
LIVE Santa Rosa County Election Results
August 24, 2010
Here are the latest Santa Rosa County primary election results, with 41 of 41 precincts reporting:
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Town of Jay Mayor
VOTE FOR 1
Ben Jerry Hudson . . . . . . . . 71 50.35
Kurvin K. Qualls . . . . . . . . 70 49.65
Jay Town Council
VOTE FOR 2
Jackie Stewart-Ard . . . . . . . 67 29.26
Charles "Chubby" Haveard . . . . . 77 33.62
Shon O. Owens . . . . . . . . . 85 37.12
School Board Member Dist 1
VOTE FOR 1
Dale Anderson . . . . . . . . . 9,194 39.66
Shepherd Iverson . . . . . . . . 2,149 9.27
Diane Scott. . . . . . . . . . 11,837 51.07
School Board Member Dist 3
VOTE FOR 1
Carol Boston . . . . . . . . . 10,362 45.65
Diane Coleman . . . . . . . . . 12,337 54.35
School Board Member Dist 5
VOTE FOR 1
Tom Naile . . . . . . . . . . 10,573 47.11
Scott Thomas Peden . . . . . . . 11,872 52.89
Milton City Council Ward 3
VOTE FOR 1
Grady Hester . . . . . . . . . 608 50.50
Circuit Judge Circuit 1 Group 3
VOTE FOR 1
Kenneth L. Brooks, Jr. . . . . . . 4,885 21.55
Clint Davis. . . . . . . . . . 4,290 18.92
Michael A. Flowers . . . . . . . 5,230 23.07
Mike Lawson. . . . . . . . . . 3,073 13.55
Alishia W. McDonald . . . . . . . 3,094 13.65
Robert E. McGill, III . . . . . . 2,099 9.26
********** (REPUBLICAN PARTY) **********
US Senate
VOTE FOR 1
William Escoffery, III . . . . . . 1,535 8.42
William Billy Kogut . . . . . . . 1,975 10.83
Marco Rubio. . . . . . . . . . 14,730 80.76
Governor and Lt Governor
VOTE FOR 1
Mike McCalister . . . . . . . . 2,326 12.37
Bill McCollum . . . . . . . . . 7,137 37.95
Rick Scott . . . . . . . . . . 9,341 49.68
Attorney General
VOTE FOR 1
Holly Benson . . . . . . . . . 10,535 57.53
Pam Bondi . . . . . . . . . . 3,541 19.34
Jeff Kottkamp . . . . . . . . . 4,237 23.14
State Senator Dist 2
VOTE FOR 1
Greg Evers . . . . . . . . . . 8,230 73.73
Mike Hill . . . . . . . . . . 2,933 26.27
State Representative Dist 1
VOTE FOR 1
Greg Brown . . . . . . . . . . 4,005 28.80
Doug Broxson . . . . . . . . . 5,712 41.08
Ricky G. Perritt . . . . . . . . 595 4.28
Ferd Salomon . . . . . . . . . 3,594 25.84
Board of County Commissioners Dist 2
VOTE FOR 1
Robert "Bob" Cole. . . . . . . . 6,760 38.69
Claude Duvall . . . . . . . . . 5,073 29.03
Ron Scott . . . . . . . . . . 3,855 22.06
Clifton Wheeler . . . . . . . . 1,785 10.22
Board of County Commissioners Dist 4
VOTE FOR 1
Ruth Dupont Esser. . . . . . . . 4,274 18.28
Mark A. Goode . . . . . . . . . 2,747 11.75
Gordon Goodin . . . . . . . . . 7,473 31.96
Jim Melvin . . . . . . . . . . 8,891 38.02
********** (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) **********
US Senate
VOTE FOR 1
Glenn A. Burkett . . . . . . . . 529 10.84
Maurice A. Ferre . . . . . . . . 189 3.87
Jeff Greene. . . . . . . . . . 2,657 54.45
Kendrick B. Meek . . . . . . . . 1,505 30.84
Governor and Lt Governor
VOTE FOR 1
Brian P. Moore. . . . . . . . . 1,663 36.09
Alex Sink . . . . . . . . . . 2,945 63.91
Attorney General
VOTE FOR 1
Dave Aronberg . . . . . . . . . 1,951 44.86
Dan Gelber . . . . . . . . . . 2,398 55.14
Election Day Live Blog
August 24, 2010
Welcome to our LIVE Election Day blog. We’ll update this story frequently with the latest up-to-the-minute information about today’s elections with an emphasis on the North Escambia area.
Join NorthEscambia.com tonight for LIVE election results after the polls close.
9:00 p.m. Currently posting live election results. Look for the story on the front page. 55 of 90 Escambia precincts are reporting.
7:20 p.m. Projects show Kendrick Meek winning the Democratic Senate primary. He will face Republican Marcio Rubo and Independent Charlie Crist in November.
6:59 p.m.Polls closed at 7:00 in both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The counting begins, and results will be available later tonight. We will have the latest updates on vote totals, winners and losers later tonight and Wednesday morning.
6:45 p.m. Less than 200 people had voted in the Walnut Hill precinct just before 7:00. On an election day, the parking lot is usually full, but this evening it was empty. It was the same story at Bratt, Byrneville and Century, with just a few voters trickling in during the final minutes of voting.
(6 p.m.) One more hour for the polls to be open. Complete results later tonight and tomorrow morning on NorthEscambia.com
(5:30 p.m.) Some North Escambia precincts are reporting more traffic, but no real lines, as the voting pace picks up.
(4:45 p.m.) The political signs outnumber the voters late this afternoon at most precincts in North Escambia. Voter turnout is still reported to be light at the precincts we checked. It’s almost time for that “after work rush” at the polls. Don’t forget complete coverage of all the important races tonight and tomorrow morning on NorthEscambia.com
(3:35 p.m.) Traffic on the roads around North Escambia increases in the afternoon as moms, dads and others pick children up from school. Many of those people are stopping by to vote on their way home, increasing voter turnout. The flow of voters as North Escambia precincts should only increase as the hour gets later as people get off work and head back to their homes here in North Escambia.
(3:15 p.m.) Turnout is reported to be light across the county, even with a highly contested Republican gubernatorial race and a nasty primary between U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek and real estate mogul Jeff Greene for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. Polls close at 7 p.m., so there is still plenty of time to vote.
(2:15 p.m.) Road construction in Walnut Hill caused a few headaches for voters today. Crews are continuing a resurfacing project on Highway 97 near the Walnut Hill Community Center (Ruritan Club) voting precinct.
(1:25 p.m.) A quick lunch…the number of voters increased during the lunch hour at many precincts in District 5. That’s a usual occurrence on election day as people vote during their lunch break or when they are back with their spouse around lunch
(12:09 p.m.) The lunch rush is on at area polling places. With most of our North Escambia polling places being rural, we don’t experience the rush to the polling place at lunch to vote that many of the polling places in the cities experience. But it does usually get busier at lunch.
More live updates all day. Tell us about your voting experience. Use the comment form below, or email news@northescambia.com.
(10:50 a.m.) Our phone is still ringing with the automated “robo calls” asking us to vote for candidates. So tired of seeing “Private Number” on the caller id when it’s a political candidate recording on the other end. Every call is a strike against the candidate in our book.
(10:05 a.m.) Polls opened without incident across the state on Tuesday and state election officials saw no negative omens beyond inclement weather as voters began casting ballots for party favorites and a slew of local non-party elections. More than 361,000 voters cast ballots early across the state. Another 638,581 absentee ballots had been collected as of Monday statewide.
(9:01 a.m.) Don’t forget that if you voted at the fire department in Cantonment or Molino in past years, you are headed to a different polling place today. Both precincts moved a couple of years ago. The Molino precinct moved from the Molino Volunteer Fire Department to the Barrineau Park Community Center. The folks that did vote at the Cantonment Volunteer Fire Department now vote at the Quintette Community Center on Quintette Lane.
(8:40 a.m.) The weather forecast looks for voting today in the North Escambia area. Hot and sunny, with a high around 96 and no mention of rain. Perfect voting weather.
(8:02 a.m.) Turnout during the first hour of voting was steady across North Escambia, with no real delays reported. Elections officials across Florida are predicting a 30 percent or less turnout.
(7:03 a.m.) The polls are now open in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. They will be open until 7:00 tonight.
By The Numbers: First Day Enrollment At Area Schools
August 24, 2010
Over 65,000 students headed back to class in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties on Monday.
About 25,000 were in class in Santa Rosa County, while reports show 40,702 enrolled in Escambia County.
Bratt Elementary School had 460 in class for the first day. There were 156 students at Byrneville Elementary, 630 at Jim Allen Elementary, and 422 at Molino Park Elementary.
At Ernest Ward Middle School, there were 491 enrolled Monday. There were 1,319 at Ransom Middle School. Northview High School had an enrollment of 549 Monday, and there were 2,020 at Tate High.
Tate is the largest high school in the county, while Northview is the smallest, according to enrollment figures. Ernest Ward is the county’s smallest middle school.
There were 1,352 home school students counted by the Escambia School District on Monday. Fourteen students started the school year in the Escambia County Jail, including six at the middle school level.
Pictured top: This graphic shows the number of students enrolled Monday at each North Escambia area school in Escambia County.
LIVE Election Results (With 90 Of 90 Escambia Precincts Reporting)
August 24, 2010
(Updated 9:45 p.m.) Here the latest LIVE election results from Escambia County:
90 of 90 Precincts Reporting
STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 2 (REP)
Greg Evers 12,338 72.02 %
Mike Hill 4,793 27.98 %
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1 (REP)
Doug Broxson 1,996 53.16 %
Greg Brown 1,062 28.28 %
Ferd Salomon 565 15.05 %
Ricky G. Perritt 132 3.52 %
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 2 (REP)
Clay Ingram 8,895 61.30 %
David Karasek 5,615 38.70 %
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (REP)
Gene M. Valentino 1,804 34.46 %
Karen Sindel 1,650 31.52 %
Dave Murzin 1,192 22.77 %
George Touart 589 11.25 %
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (REP)
Grover C. Robinson 6,324 75.37 %
Dennis Green 2,067 24.63 %
ECUA DISTRICT 2 (REP)
Lois Benson 3,298 65.97 %
James Kirkland 1,157 23.14 %
Stephen Burand 544 10.88 %
ECUA DISTRICT 4 (REP)
Dale Perkins 5,584 73.69 %
Ronald Ward 822 10.85 %
Stuart H. Brown 693 9.14 %
Ryan M. Fendt 479 6.32 %
UNITED STATES SENATOR (DEM)
Kendrick B. Meek 8,378 49.98 %
Jeff Greene 6,823 40.70 %
Glenn A. Burkett 1,113 6.64 %
Maurice A. Ferre 450 2.68 %
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (DEM)
Alex Sink / 10,333 68.97 %
Brian P. Moore / 4,649 31.03 %
ATTORNEY GENERAL (DEM)
Dan Gelber 7,840 53.78 %
Dave Aronberg 6,737 46.22 %
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DISTRICT 1
Jeff Bergosh 6,143 66.30 %
Luke Keller 2,199 23.73 %
D. Hosea Pittman 923 9.96 %
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DISTRICT 2
Gerald W. Boone 4,081 54.92 %
Virginia R. White 3,350 45.08 %
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DISTRICT 3
Linda F. Moultrie 3,427 52.91 %
Charlie Nichols 3,050 47.09 %
MAYOR PENSACOLA
Mike Wiggins 4,759 37.00 %
Ashton Hayward 4,306 33.48 %
Diane Mack 2,041 15.87 %
Charles Bare 1,755 13.65 %
UNITED STATES SENATOR (REP)
Marco Rubio 23,629 83.39 %
William Billy Kogut 2,548 8.99 %
William Escoffery III 2,158 7.62 %
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (REP)
Bill McCollum / 13,092 45.01 %
Rick Scott / 12,806 44.02 %
Mike McCalister / 3,191 10.97 %
ATTORNEY GENERAL (REP)
Holly Benson 17,740 61.47 %
Jeff Kottkamp 5,994 20.77 %
Pam Bondi 5,125 17.76 %
Smooth First Day Of School (But Hot At Northview)
August 24, 2010
The first day of school in North Escambia went well, according to students and administrators alike.
“It was the best first day we have ever had,” Ernest Ward Middle School Principal Nancy Gindl-Perry said. “It went really well.”
There were problems reported with the air conditioning system at Northview High School. Otherwise, there were no major problems reported. There were the usual class schedule problems and transportation delays that come with the first day.
Pictured above: Students wait for the their schedules Monday morning at Ernest Ward Middle School. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Man, 60, Arrested For Flashing; Deputies Seek Witnesses
August 24, 2010
An 60-year old Pensacola man was arrested after exposing himself in the parking lot of a Nine Mile Road shopping center, and deputies are looking for additional witnesses.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Target parking lot after receiving complaints of an older male in an older model blue Lincoln exposing himself. An arriving deputy located Jerry W. Dunlop in a blue Lincoln circling the parking lot, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Bowman told deputies that he had recently been released from prison for rape.
“The suspect also stated his pants were low but when asked by Deputy Bowman if he exposed himself, Dunlop stated he couldn’t remember,” according to Sgt. Ted Roy, spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. “Deputy Bowman observed the suspects pants unzipped and unbuttoned. He also observed binoculars, a sex toy and lubricant in the vehicle. A witness approached Deputy Bowman and stated he had observed the suspect circling the parking lot with his pants down…”
Dunlop was booked into the Escambia County Jail on $100,000 bond on one count of misdemeanor indecent exposure.
A witness told the Sheriff’s Office that several adults and juveniles were also witness to the alleged lewd and indecent behavior. Any other witnesses are asked to call Investigator Shorette at (850) 436-9560.
Need Info On State Candidates?
August 24, 2010
Here is a look at the major candidates for governor and U.S. Senate on the ballot today in Florida:
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Almost 12,000 Cast Early Ballots
August 24, 2010
Almost 12,000 people in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties took advantage of early voting to cast their ballots in advance of Tuesday’s primaries.
There were 6,784 people voting early in Escambia County and 4,932 in Santa Rosa County. Early voting was offered August 9 through this past Saturday at half a dozen locations in the two counties. Nearly 2,000 people cast an early vote in Escambia County during the final two days.
The numbers do not include those that voted by absentee ballot. Absentee ballots are due back in the local supervisor of elections office by 7 p.m. Tuesday.