Fate of the Senate runs through Loranne Ausley, Corey Simon race in SD 3
Republicans are on the verge of grasping a supermajority in the Senate, and the road to that near-total control runs through North Florida’s Senate District 3.
Voters from across the state’s most expansive Senate district will choose between incumbent Democratic Sen. Loranne Ausley and Republican challenger and Florida State football legend Corey Simon, in what has been a battle of the incumbent’s political life. It’s been one of the most expensive and hardest-fought races for the Florida Senate, with state Democratic and Republican efforts cutting ad after ad in the race.
Ausley, who is wrapping her first two years in the Senate, originally won the seat by less than 7 percentage points. The...
