Former Rep. Al Lawson (center) said he would consider running for his old seat if the district was reinstated to a configuration similar to how it was prior to the midterms.

Former state Sen. Al Lawson on Tuesday announced plans to run for the U.S. House seat representing a new North Florida congressional district that runs between Jacksonville and Tallahassee. The sea… ...

Former state Sen. Al Lawson announced Tuesday he intends to run for Congress in the newly drawn 5th District, which stretches from Jacksonville through Tallahassee. Lawson’s announcement comes ...

A former Florida State University assistant basketball coach, Lawson grew up on a Gadsden County farm and said the people of his district are city-country cousins and face the same problems and ...

Al Lawson won the United States House of Representatives 5th District race in Florida on Tuesday. Al Lawson is up by 28 points with all precincts reporting. Below are detailed results for the race.

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DeSantis' map carved up the former North Florida district — the 5th District — of Democratic Congressman Al Lawson into four Republican-leaning districts, contributing to Lawson's election ...

After Gov. Ron DeSantis' controversial Florida redistricting map eliminated Rep. Al Lawson's Black voting district, he will face off against Rep. Neal Dunn, a Republican, in November.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis racially discriminated against Black voters by endorsing a congressional map that scattered them across four North Florida districts won by white ...

In Florida’s closely watched governor’s race, Gov. Ron DeSantis, a hard-right conservative, is facing Representative Charlie Crist, a former Republican governor who switched parties. Polls Closing ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new agreement is bringing new hope for voting rights groups fighting to bring back a North Florida congressional district, once held by ex-Democratic Congressman Al Lawson ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A major legal challenge to Florida’s disputed congressional map could result in the reinstatement of a north Florida district formerly held by a Black Democrat under a ...