Some 22 percent of Florida voters voted in the August 28 primary elections. Although statistically this was a low voter turnout it was of the highest in Florida primary elections which has seen low voter turnout traditionally.
Candidates elected in the primary election will now advance to seek election in the respective seats in the November 6 general elections. Those without opponents in those elections would have been automatically elected to the respective seat yesterday.
One of the more surprising results of the primary elections apart from Andre Gillum winning the Democratic primary for Florida governor was the defeat of Haitian-American Florida Senator Daphne Campbell who lost her District 38 seat to fellow Democrat Jason Pizzo. Campbell was elected to the Senate in 2016, after serving in the Florida House.
In one of the more anticipated races for the US Congress, former University of Miami president and Secretary of health and Human Services in President Bill Clinton administration won the Democratic primary in District 27. She will now contest Republican Maria Salazar in November to fill the seat formerly held by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
Several of the candidates for circuit and county court judges will have to advance to future run-off elections since none of the candidates gained over 50 percent of the votes in their respective race. In these situations the candidates with the two highest percentages of votes will compete in run-off election.
THE RESULTS
US SENATE
Rick Scott (REP) *
US CONGRESS:
District 20
Alcee Hastings (DEM) Incumbent *
District 22
Ted Deutch (DEM) *
Nicolas Kimaz (REP)
District 23
Joe Kaufman (REP) *
District 24
Frederica Wilson (Dem) Incumbent *
District 26
Carols Curbelo (REP) Incumbent *
Debbie Mucarsel Powell (Dem) *
District 27
Donna Shalala (DEM) *
Maria Elvia Salazar (Rep)
GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA
Andrew Gillum – (DEM) *
Ron DeSantis (REP)
ATTORNEY GENERAL of Florida
Sean Shaw (DEM) *
Ashley Moodie (REP) *
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer services
Nicole “Nikki” Fried (DEM)
Matt Caldwell (REP)
FLORIDA STATE SENATORS
District 30
Bobby Powell (Dem) – Incumbent *
.District 34
Gary Farmer, Jr. (DEM) Incumbent *
District 36
David Perez (DEM) *
District 38
Jason Pizzo (Dem)
FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVES
District 81
Tina Polsky (DEM) *
District 87
David Silver (DEM) Incumbent *
District 89
Jim Bonfiglio (DEM)*
Mike Caruso (REP)
District 92
Patricia Hawkins-Williams (DEM) Incumbent *
District 96
Kristen Jacobs (DEM) Incumbent *
District 97
Jared Moskowitz (DEM) Incumbent*
District 98
Michael Gottlieb (DEM)
District 103
Cindy Polo (DEM)*
District 105
Javier Estevez (DEM) *
District 108
Dotie Josephs (DEM) *
District 109
James Bush III (DEM)
District 113
Michael Grieco (DEM)
District 115
Vance Aloupis (REP) *
Jeffrey Solomon (DEM) *
District 116*
Daniel Perez (REP)
District 119
Juan Fernandez-Barquin (REP)
BROWARD COUNTY ELECTIONS
COUNTY COMMISSIONS
District 2
Mark D. Bogen (Dem) Incumbent *
District 6
Quintin “Beam” Furr (Dem) Incumbent*
BROWARD SCHOOL BOARD
District 1
Ann Murray* Faces runoff election with Jim Silvernale
District 4
Lori Alhadeff
District 6
Laurie Rich Levinson*
District 7
Nora Rupert
District 8
Donna Pilger Korn *
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES – DISTRICT 17
Group 8
Ernest Kollra (Incumbent)*
Group 36
Shari Beth Africk-Olefson*
Group 38
Stefanie Camille Moon * faces run-off election with Jason Allen-Rosner
Group 39
Susan Lynn Alspector
Group 42
Richard Bryan Kaplan”
Group 43
Dan Casey *
Group 46
Maria Markhasin-Weeks – faces run-off elections with H. Jason Curry”
BROWARD COUNTY COURT JUDGES
Group 9
Tanner Channing Demmery
Group 10
Robert F. Diaz +
Group 17
Michael Davis
Group 19
Jackie Powell “ – faces run-off elections with Allison Gilman
Group 25
Robert Lee “
BALLOTT QUESTION
Funding Security and essential instruction related expenses of schools through ½ mill property tax levy.
YES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ELECTIONS
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISION
District 2
Jean Monestime – Incumbent *
District 6
Rebecca Sosa*
District 8
Danielle Levine Cava*
District 10
Javier D. Souto
District 12
Jose Pepe Diaz
MIAMI-DADE SCHOOL BOARD
District 2
Dorothy Bendress-Mindingall – Incumbent *
District 4
Perla Tabares Hantman – Incumbent *
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES – DISTRICT 11
Group 8
David C. Miller
Group 14
Renee Gordon* – Faces run-off with Vivanne Del Rio
Group 25
Yery Moreno*
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COURT JUDGES
Group 2
Kristy Nunez *
Group 32
Lizzet Martinez*
Group 40
Michael Barket *
Group 33
Elaine Sosa-Bruzon
Group 43
Milena Abreu”
MIAMI GARDENS GENERAL ELECTION
Seat 2
Linda Hodges Holloway
Seat 4
Katrina Wilson
Seat 6
Erhabor Ighodaro
PALM BEACH COUNTY ELECTIONS
PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION
District 2
Gregg Weiss (DEM) *
PORT OF PALM BEACH COMMISSION
Group 5
Joseph Anderson (DEM) “
PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
District 7
Debra Robinson *
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES – DISTRICT 15
Group 13
Scott Ryan Kerner – faces run-off election with Alcolya St. Juste
Group 18
Maxine Cheesman* – faces run-off election with Marybel Reinoso Coleman
Group 25
Sarah Willis – faces run-off election with Michael Mcauliffe
PALM BEACH COUNTY COURT JUDGE
Group 4
Ashley Zuckerman – faces run-off election with Allegra Fung*
Group 5
Sara Alijewich
BOCA RATON MAYOR:
Scott Singer*
Seat A
Andy Thomson* – faces run-off with Kathy Cottrell
BALLOT QUESTIONS
LOXAHATCHEE GROVES
No
PALM BEACH GARDENS QUESTIONS
Ques 1: No
Ques 2: YES
Ques 3. No
Ques 4: No
*Candidates recommended by the CNW in the primary elections
