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August 18th primary and local election results in the Big Bend

A voter leaves an early polling site on Monday, March 2, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Residents throughout rural northwest Florida voted in local elections

Residents throughout rural northwest Florida voted in local elections. Below is a list of all candidates with winners notated in bold with an asterisk(*):

Multi-County Races

United States Senator (REP)

Chris Gleason
Ashley Moody*
Neelam Taneja Perry
Ernest “Ernie” Rivera

United States Senator (DEM)

Angie Nixon*
Alex Vindman

Representative in Congress, District 2 (REP)

Keith Gross
Lee Jones
Nick Lewis
Luke Murphy
Jim Norton
Evan Power
Austin Rogers*
Audie Rowell

Representative in Congress, District 2 (DEM)

Yen Bailey
Brice Barnes
Amanda Marie Green*
Nicholas Zateslo

Governor and Lieutenant Governor (REP)

Jay Collins
Byron Donalds*
James Fishback
Jim Holcomb
Arthur Joseph McCaffrey
Daniel Nokovich
Paul Renner
Rachel Rodriguez
James W. Shaw
Caneste Succe
Bobby Williams

Governor and Lieutenant Governor (DEM)

Evelyn Castillo-Bach
Thomas Eloy Fernandez
Dayna Marie Foster
David Jolly & Gwen Graham*
Dotie Joseph
Stephann Norman

Chief Financial Officer (REP)

Frank William Collige
Blaise Ingoglia*

Chief Financial Officer (DEM)

Earle Ford
Annette Taddeo*

Commissioner of Agriculture (REP)

Wilton Simpson*
Matt Taylor

Commissioner of Agriculture (DEM)

Joey Mendoza Atkins*
Donald A. “Don” Prichard

Circuit Judge Circuit 2 Group 7

Stephanie A Cager
Jason Jones*

Circuit Judge Circuit 2 Group 13

Rashad Green
J. Lee Marsh*

State Representative District 9 (REP)

Jibri Knight
Tracy Robinson*

Bay

School Board District 2

Ginger Littleton*
Michael Petty

City of Lynn Haven - Amendment 1

YES*
NO

City of Lynn Haven - Amendment 2

YES*
NO

City of Lynn Haven - Amendment 3

YES*
NO

City of Lynn Haven - Amendment 4

YES*
NO

City of Lynn Haven - Amendment 5

YES*
NO

Calhoun

School Board District 2

Scott Barton
Ray Howell*

School Board District 3

Laurinda Smith Faircloth*
Craig Lipford

School Board District 5

Janet Price Edewaard*
Danny Hassig

Mayor City of Blountstown

Albert "Trey" Johnson III.
Tony Shoemake*

Liberty

School Board District 3

Thornton Davis
Tommy Duggar Jr.
Erica Nobles Smith*

School Board District 4

Melissa Kincaid*
Jason Singletary

County Commissioner District 4
Doyle Brown*
Blaine Peddie

Jackson

School Board District 1

Chephus D. Granberry*
Christopher King

Jefferson

School Board District 3

Shirley Alexander Washington
Brenda Bentley Wirick*

Taylor

Board of County Commissioner District 4

Pam Feagle
Wendy M. Slaughter*

School Board District 1

Bonnie Sue Agner*
Liddie Ann Davis

Gulf

County Commissioner District 4 (DEM)

Sandy E Quinn Jr*
Amy Rogers
Tynalin "Tan" Smiley

Franklin

School Board District 2

Vance B. Pedrick*
Ray Messer

Gadsden

School Board District 4

Jamel L. David
Charlie D. Frost*

Leon

School Board Member District 5

Marcus Nicolas*
James Reilly

Madison

School Board District 1

Katie Knight*
Byron Poore

The following races did not receive 50%+1 vote and have triggered a run off. The top two vote getters will compete in a run off election November 3rd. These elections include:

Jackson

School Board District 5

Phyllis T. Daniels

Michael “MJ” Jackson

Calhoun

County Commissioner District 2

Aaron Carter

Lance Clemons

Gulf

School Board District 1

Chad Bailey

Dennis Peak

Liberty

County Judge Group 1

Christopher “Chris” Bufano

Laura Wahlquist Parish

Gadsden

School Board District 2

Rodney Moore

Tracey Stallworth

County Commissioner District 4

Michael K. Brown

Brenda Holt

Leon

Mayor

Loranne Ausley

Jeremy Matlow

City Commissioner Seat 3

Tom Derzypolski*

Talethia O. Edwards

P.J. Perez*

(As of the time of writing Tom Derzypolski and Talethia O. Edwards results triggered a recount. WFSU will update this story when the results of the recount are confirmed.)

City Commissioner Seat 5

Dot Inman-Johnson

Dianne Williams-Cox

Jefferson

School Board District 2

Jamia Bradley

Donnie Burdick

Madison

School Board District 5

Mike Maurice

Jonathan L. Mazzella

County Commissioner District 1

Chris O’Brian

Gregory O. Vickers

County Commissioner District 2

Will Oberschlake

Tyler Shadrick

Bay

School Board District 3

John Haley

Chris Moore

Randall Vuxta is a graduate from the University of Central Florida with a focus on narrative first journalism. With eight years of experience covering the Orlando area, Randall brings an experienced eye to the Rural News Service team. Whether it's covering a local trivia league or scrambling during a spontaneous bus fire, Randall makes sure to cover stories the community cares to hear. Randall lives by a mantra: everyone has a story, go out and find it!