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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan speaks to a crowd at the Legends Center in Northwest Jacksonville | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
March 16, 2025

OPINION | Which Republican will win ‘invisible primary’ to challenge Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan in 2027?

Defeating a popular mayor requires playing the margins and angles, and it doesn’t seem anyone currently in the mix understands…

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April 20, 2023

MAY VOTER GUIDE | Jacksonville mayor 

Donna Deegan and Daniel Davis are running for Jacksonville mayor in the May 16, 2023, election.…

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October 31, 2022

OPINION | Mayor’s race should be about Jax, not parties

While the political world is hyper-focused on the midterm elections, the day after next Tuesday’s voting opens another chapter in…

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Donna Deegan announced her candidacy for Jacksonville mayor last year on WJCT News 89.9's First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross. | Heather Schatz
July 10, 2022

OPINION | Have Democrats lost the Jax mayoral race already?

For the first time in many years, two serious Democratic candidates are running for Jacksonville mayor. And for backers of…

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Longtime state legislator Audrey Gibson is running for Jacksonville mayor. | News Service of Florida
June 13, 2022

OPINION | Bet on Black women

My heart was glad when I saw the announcement that term-limited Democratic state Sen. Audrey Gibson was entering the Jacksonville…