2022 elections

David O’Keefe and Paula DeBoles-Johnson will face off in November for County Commission District 5—the seat currently held by mayoral candidate Kristin Dozier. O’Keefe took about 27 percent of the vote Tuesday while DeBoles-Johnson won about 26%.

Alva Striplin handily won her reelection bid to the Leon County School Board during Tuesday's primary with 53.54% of the vote as of 1:50 a.m. Wednesday. Meanwhile, the District 4 race is heading for a November runoff.

Leon County Commissioner Rick Minor will keep his seat. Minor took more than 56 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s elections—winning the race outright. He said he looks forward to continuing to serve his constituents in District Three.

Leon county commissioner Bill Proctor isn’t leaving his seat. He handily won his re-election bid Tuesday night with more than 58% of the vote in the primary. But that doesn’t mean Proctor is resting easy, and the longtime county official says the results of these local elections have put establishment Tallahassee on notice: expand the traditional tent before it gets knocked down.

Hannah Crow took about 26 percent of the vote Tuesday. The race to determine which of Crow’s six other opponents she’ll face in November was too close to call Tuesday evening. Christian Caban and Lynda Bell were separated by just 10 votes by midnight with only mail in ballots left to count.

Tuesday, Aug. 23 is primary day in Leon County, and no one knows what’s going to happen. The majority on the Tallahassee City Commission is up for grabs—certainly in November—and maybe even Tuesday night. And the political brokers working behind the scenes (and the candidates) are hoping to emerge victorious.

The Leon County School Board could shift a bit to the right depending on the outcomes of local races. While Gov. Ron DeSantis has not endorsed any local candidates for school board his influence is playing out in a predominantly blue county.

A large number of candidates in a number of non-partisan local races could make for some close contests, although outright primary wins are also possible.

Early voting continues in Leon County this weekend. Nearly 1.8 million Floridians had cast ballots as of Friday morning in Tuesday’s primary elections, according to the Florida Division of Elections website.

Republican Congressman Neal Dunn of Panama City sided with his GOP colleagues and voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law on Tuesday.