Criminal defense attorney Matt Lufrano was elected Duval County Judge in Tuesday’s primary election.
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A public defender and a prosecutor head to runoff for Duval County court Group 13 judge seat
Octavius Holliday and Melina Buncome will head to a runoff for Duval County judge on Nov. 3.
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Two Monroe County School Board races. One is a blowout. Another is decided by 435 votes.
Incumbents Darren Horan and Sue Woltanski both won re-election to the Monroe County School Board in the Aug. 18 election.
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In Miami-Dade, two veteran educators make the runoff for the District 1 School Board race
Two Carol City High School graduates head to a runoff in Miami-Dade’s open District 1 school board seat. A second incumbent easily defeated a write-in challenger.
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Two of three Broward County School Board incumbents elected; DeSantis appointee heads to a runoff
Broward County voters decided four school board seats on Tuesday, while a fifth seat is heading to a runoff on Nov. 3.
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DeSantis-appointed Blaise Ingoglia wins primary to keep CFO post
Though appointed and not elected to his current position as CFO, Ingoglia has not shied away from using his post to publicly ridicule the spending decisions of local governments.
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Sarasota County school board likely to have shift in political leaning as Democrats win the primary
Democrats Jimmy Glover and Beth Mayberry captured the most votes in the primary election for Sarasota County school board races Districts 1 and 5 respectively, signaling an imminent shift in the conservative majority board. Megan Tennimon, a former teacher, also won the most votes in District 4 against her opponent Frank Dicicco, meaning she will be the sole candidate on the general election ballot.
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Wilton Simpson, Joey Atkins win nominations for Florida agriculture commissioner
Simpson and his affiliated political committees have raised more than $4.8 million this year from outside sources including farmers, ranchers, food distributors, lobbyists and others with business before his department. Atkins has raised $1,685 and loaned his campaign $8,480.
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With half-million dollar donation, Democrat Moné Holder flips at-large city council seat ahead of budget season
Holder’s win will give the Deegan administration another sympathetic ear on the 19-member body.
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Charlie Crist, Ken Welch head to runoff in St. Pete mayor’s race
The spending on Crist’s mayoral campaign by some of Tallahassee’s most prominent lobbyists comes at a critical time: as St. Petersburg considers breaking free from its power supplier, Duke Energy, and creating its own city-run municipal utility.