Owing to deadline constraints on certain corners of the dinosaur media, as this is written, procrastinators and traditionalists still are streaming to their designated voting stations. ...more

November 5, 2008

Off the ballot but still in voters' minds, President Bush watched election results like the rest of the country Tuesday night and privately told his friends and advisers, "May God bless whoever wins tonight." ...more

November 5, 2008

More than 100,000 Pasco County voters took advantage of early or absentee voting to avoid the long lines predicted for this historic election. ...more

November 5, 2008

Some student voters in Hillsborough and surrounding counties aren't 18, but they're not letting that stop them from casting their ballot in this year's election. ...more

November 5, 2008

barring election upheavals - we'll know who won all the local races. Regardless of winners and losers, the real work begins today. ...more

November 5, 2008

It wasn't an election. It was THE election. These blacks from Tampa filled in the bubble for a candidate they felt passionately about. ...more

November 5, 2008

Florida's leading Democrats say an Obama victory translates to success for their party in a state that has leaned Republican over several presidential elections. ...more

November 4, 2008

9:18 p.m.: Kathy Harris, chief of staff and general counsel for Hillsborough County Supervisor of Election Buddy Johnson, just made her first announcement of the night. ...more

November 4, 2008

8:41 p.m.: The doors are open at the Tampa Waterside Marriott for those who volunteered for Barack Obama's campaign in Florida. ...more

November 4, 2008

6:30 p.m.: With a half hour to go before polls close, the precincts in south St. Pete still seem to be drawing voters, but sparsely. The lack of lines surprised Cynthia A. Riddell, a lawyer with an office in Sarasota who's registered in south St. Pete. ...more

November 4, 2008