Can an 'election integrity' skeptic upend a Democratic supervisor of elections in Hillsborough?
Many of the Republican candidates in Florida challenging incumbent supervisors of elections on “voter integrity” issues fell short in the August primary, but a few such candidates are still very much alive electorally going into next month’s general election.
One of those contests in taking place in Hillsborough County, where 12-year Democratic incumbent Craig Latimer faces his most energetic opponent since taking office in Republican former U.S. Air Force analyst Billy Christensen.
Latimer has raised more than five times as much campaign cash and has the backing of the political establishment in the county, much of which remains with the Democratic Party.
But the county has turned dramatically redder in recent years, giving no Democratic incumbent a free ride going into next month’s general election. There were some 5,000+ more registered Democrats than Republicans in the district as of earlier this week, according to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office. Compare that to four years ago, when there were 73,361 more registered Democrats than Republicans ahead of election day.
https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/10/23/can-an-election-integrity-skeptic-upend-a-democratic-supervisor-of-elections-in-hillsborough/