ONLY ONE ENDORSEMENT AND...HERE'S THE UPDATED LIST OF WHO RECOMMENDS WHO

The Daytona Beach News Journal follows the lead of the other nine major Florida newspapers which have done so and endorses State Senator Walter J. "Skip" Campbell of Fort Lauderdale in the Democratic primary race for Attorney General. It's the only endorsement any of the papers is making today, as many have already made their recommendations. At least a couple still have not, mainly in North Florida.

Now, here is the updated list of newspaper endorsements for statewide and some of the Central Florida congressional races. Click on their name to be taken to the bio from their Web site or another source if they do not have an Internet presence.

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
Bradenton Herald

PETER MONROE
Daytona Beach News Journal
South Florida Sun Sentinel

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.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

LESLEY "LES" MILLER
Bradenton Herald

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

JAN SCHNEIDER
Bradenton Herald

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

DONNA CLARKE
None to date

NANCY CARROLL DETERT
Bradenton Herald
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

TOM GALLAGHER
None to date

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