Nobody – and I mean nobody, believed Bob Buckhorn would crush Rose Ferlita by the 26 percentage points that he did last night. That was the universal sentiment being expressed at the Buckhorn election night party in Channelside last night. But it did make it less stressful for political reporters (we recall last November's election, and wondering at midnight when the race would be called in the Rick Scott-Alex Sink contest).
CL had reporters at both the Buckhorn and Ferlita camps last night, and you could read our election night report here.
There were lots of reasons that Bob Buckhorn has now become Tampa's new mayor, but we break down 5 key moments here.
And there are now 7 registered Democrats on the new Tampa City Council – but what does that really mean? Read more here.
And just for fun, a little Rick Scott news for you. Read it here.
the report here.
This article appears in Mar 17-23, 2011.