HERE'S THE REVIEW OF NEWSPAPER ENDORSEMENTS TO DATE FOR STATEWIDE RACES (UPDATED 08/26)

My appreciation to fellow blogger Jim Johnson, who runs The State of Sunshine, who is also keeping a running list of endorsements. He/She was kind enough to point out a couple of omissions. I try to make sure that I give credit where it is due; besides, it deserves mention as an excellent Tampa Bay-area political site to check out.

This list will be updated regularly, so keep checking.

U.S. SENATE (R)
LEROY COLLINS, JR.
Gainesville Sun
Lakeland Ledger
Miami Herald
Naples Daily News
St. Petersburg Times
Tampa Tribune

KATHERINE HARRIS
None to date

WILL MCBRIDE
None to date

NO PRIMARY ENDORSEMENT
Florida Times Union (Jacksonville)
Sarasota Herald Tribune

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 5 (D)
RICK PENBERTHY
Lakeland Ledger

JOHN T. RUSSELL
None to date

H. DAVID WERDER
None to date

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 8 (D)
ALAN GRAYSON
None to date

HOMER HARTAGE
None to date

CHARLIE STUART
Orlando Sentinel

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 8 (R)
ELIZABETH DORAN
None to date

RIC KELLER

Orlando Sentinel

<u>U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 9 (R)
GUS BILIRAKIS
St. Petersburg Times
Tampa Tribune

DAVID DOMENIC LANGHEIER
None to date

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 11 (D)
KATHY CASTOR
St. Petersburg Times
Tampa Tribune

SCOTT FARRELL
None to date

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 13 (D)
CHRISTINE JENNINGS
Sarasota Herald Tribune

JAN SCHNEIDER
None to date

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 13 (R)
VERN BUCHANAN
None to date

DONNA CLARKE
None to date

NANCY CARROLL DETERT
Sarasota Herald Tribune

MARK G. FLANAGAN
None to date

TRAMM HUDSON
None to date

GOVERNOR (D)
JIM DAVIS
Bradenton Herald
Florida Times Union (Jacksonville)
Orlando Sentinel
Tallahassee Democrat

Tampa Tribune

ROD SMITH
Daytona Beach News Journal
Gainesville Sun
Lakeland Ledger

Miami Herald
Naples Daily News
Palm Beach Post
Sarasota Herald Tribune
South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale)
St. Petersburg Times

GOVERNOR (R)
CHARLIE CRIST
Daytona Beach News Journal
Florida Times Union (Jacksonville)
Gainesville Sun
Lakeland Ledger
Miami Herald

Naples Daily News
Orlando Sentinel
Palm Beach Post
St. Petersburg Times
Sarasota Herald Tribune
South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale)
Tallahassee Democrat

Tampa Tribune

ATTORNEY GENERAL (D)
WALTER G. "SKIP" CAMPBELL
Gainesville Sun
Lakeland Ledger

Miami Herald
Naples Daily News
Palm Beach Post
Sarasota Herald Tribune
South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale)
St. Petersburg Times
Tampa Tribune

MERRILEE EHRLICH
None to date

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (R)
MILT BAUGUESS
None to date

RANDY JOHNSON
Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville)
Naples Daily News
Orlando Sentinel

TOM LEE
Daytona Beach News Journal
Gainesville Sun
Lakeland Ledger
Miami Herald
Palm Beach Post
Sarasota Herald Tribune
South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale)
St. Petersburg Times
Tampa Tribune