Primary Election Results; Two local winners emerge from primary

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tuesday’s primary, as primaries are intended to do, refined the field of public office contenders; and locally, it spelled the downfall of two longtime incumbents and the rise of two newcomers. According to the elections office, 4,258 of the county’s 9,499 registered voters cast ballots, making for a 44.83 percent turnout, which put the county at number one in the state for voter turnout, according to the Florida Division of Elections. The local elect