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Aug. 23, 2022 by David Silverberg
The Sunshine State and its southwest corner are headed into what will definitely be a rockin’ and rollin’ general election.
The results of the 2022 primary elections set up epic battles for key offices.
Incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will face Rep. Charlie Crist (D-13-Fla.) for governor.
Incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R) will face Rep. Val Demings (D-10-Fla.) for United States Senator.
With 56 percent of precincts reporting, incumbent Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) will face Aramis Ayala (D).
With 55 percent of precincts reporting, it appeared that Republican Wilton Simpson would face Democrat Naomi Blemur for Agriculture Commissioner.
In the 19th Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Byron Donalds (R-19-Fla.) will be facing Democratic candidate Cindy Banyai.
In the new 26th Congressional District (formerly the 25th), incumbent Rep. Mario Diaz Balart (R) will face Democrat Christine Alexandria Olivo.
Collier County
Collier County had all its precincts reported and the full election count completed by 8:08 pm.
In the race for Collier County Commissioner District 2, Chris Hall won his race with 50 percent of the vote and will face Democrat Barbara “Bebe” Kanter.
Daniel Kowal won his race for Collier County Commissioner District 4 with 42 percent of the vote, defeating incumbent Penny Taylor.
In the non-partisan school board races for districts 1, 3 and 5, no candidates won 50 percent of the vote plus one, meaning that all districts will be decided in the general election among the top two vote getters.
In District 1, incumbent Jory Westberry will face Jerry Rutherford.
In District 3, incumbent Jenn Mitchell will face Kelly Lichter.
In District 5, incumbent Roy Terry will face Timothy Moshier.
In the non-partisan election for County Judge Group 3, Chris Brown defeated Pamela Barger by 52.7 percent to 47.3 percent.
Lee County
The Lee County supervisor of elections office had not posted official results as of this writing. However, WINK TV was reporting results as of 8:40 pm.
In State House District 77, Tiffany Esposito was leading Ford O’Connell by 71 to 29 percent.
For the Lee County School Board, only Armor Persons made it over the 50 percent mark in District 5, with 55 percent of the vote.
Otherwise, in District 1, Sam Fisher will face Kathy Fanny in the general election.
In District 4, incumbent Debbie Jordan will face Dan Severson.
In District 6, Jada Lanford Fleming will face Denise Nystrom.
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© 2022 by David Silverberg