House District 10 candidates square off ahead of general election

Republican Marshall Rawson and Democrat Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson are competing for the Florida House District 10 seat in the general election, a district that spans Baker, Bradford, Columbia, and Union counties as well as portions of Alachua County. Rawson won the Republican primary with roughly 55% of the vote, while Malwitz-Jipson advanced uncontested from the Democratic side. The two candidates have outlined differing priorities on issues including labor, development, and education.

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Federal agents at Florida polling sites draw complaints from election supervisors

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were observed at a Tallahassee library serving as a polling location, while masked federal agents conducted an arrest at a polling site in Key Largo during early voting. A Florida attorney was taken into custody at the Key Largo location on allegations of threatening to kill ICE officers. Election supervisors in both areas have since filed formal complaints over the presence of armed federal agents at voting sites.

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