Brian Blair makes a case for his own retirement

Brian Blair's "Checkers speech" at the County Center Thursday hinted ominously at legal action against his opponent, Commissioner-elect Kevin Beckner. Without taking any personal responsibility for his 50,000 vote loss, Blair blamed "slanderous and libelous" ads and gave credit only to Beckner's campaign manager for outsmarting his campaign manager........here

The Brian Blair Clean Out Your Office Box

Blair Takes Shots At Rival As He Departs Commission

Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair said he wanted his goodbye news conference to be an "upbeat" affair, but the wrestler in him couldn't leave the ring without a few shots at the opponent who whipped him............here

Blair threatens criminal charges against Beckner

With just six days left as a Hillsborough County commissioner, Republican Brian Blair accepted a plaque from some of his colleagues, but he's not exactly accepting defeat in his race against Democrat Kevin Beckner............here

How Democrat Beckner defeats pro-development incumbent Blair

Ever since the polls closed on Tuesday, County Commissioner Brian Blair held a slim margin over his challenger Kevin Beckner, until the early votes started to get counted. That’s when the race took a decided turn in favor of the political newcomer and Blair’s defeat became more clear........here

Blair Isn't Ready To Admit Defeat

Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair said this morning he is not ready to concede defeat in his race with Democrat Kevin Beckner.........here

Beckner 55.26% to Blair’s 44.74%

Kevin Beckner, whose lead in the county commission race had been evident since election night, pulled ahead of incumbent Brian Blair for good with the final count: 55.26% to Blair’s 44.74% (259,831 to 210,399 votes). Yup, he trounced him...........here