We have studied the candidates and have previously published detailed recommendations, which are available online at http://www.sptimes.com (look for the Know Your Candidates button). Here is a summary of our recommendations:

U.S. Senate

For Democrats: BILL NELSON

For Republicans: BILL McCOLLUM

Education commissioner

For Democrats: GEORGE SHELDON

State Senate

For Democrats

District 21: DOUG JAMERSON

For Republicans:

District 11: EVERETT KELLY

District 13: VICTOR CRIST

State House

For Democrats:

District 44: GREGORY WILLIAMS

District 53: CHARLIE JUSTICE

For Republicans:

District 44: DAVID RUSSELL

District 50: ED HOOPER

District 53: TOM ROBBINS

District 58: HECTOR VILA

District 60: WARREN JOHNSON

For all voters:

District 54: JOHN CARASSAS

District 55: EARNEST WILLIAMS

District 59: FRANK REDDICK

Pinellas County

For Democrats:

Commission District 6: DAVE BUBY

For Republicans:

Elections supervisor: DEBORAH CLARK

Commission District 6: JOHN MORRONI

For all voters:

Public defender: BOB DILLINGER

(Includes Pasco County)

Sheriff: EVERETT RICE

Tax collector: DIANE NELSON

Commission District 4: SUSAN LATVALA

Commission District 5: KAREN SEEL

Circuit judge Group 14: BILL WEBB

(Includes Pasco County)

County judge Group 7: MYRA McNARY

County judge Group 10: KARL GRUBE

School Board District 1: LEE BENJAMIN

School Board District 3: DAVID ARCHIE

School Board At-Large: KEN FULLERTON

Hillsborough County

For Democrats:

State attorney: JONATHAN ALPERT

Commission District 3: BETTY REED

For Republicans:

State attorney: MARK OBER

For all voters:

Circuit judge Group 25: ELLEN WARE

County judge Group 3: ANN OBER

School Board District 1: HENRY BELTRAN

School Board District 3: JACK LAMB

School Board District 5: DORIS REDDICK

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