Like all judicial elections in Florida, the race for Duval County Court Judge, Group 1 was non-partisan and open to all voters in the county. There were only two candidates in the race, and Matt Lufrano won in the August election.
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Like all judicial elections in Florida, the race for Duval County Court Judge, Group 1 was non-partisan and open to all voters in the county. There were only two candidates in the race, and Matt Lufrano won in the August election.
Like all judicial elections in Florida, the race for Duval County Court Judge, Group 13 is non-partisan, open to all voters in the county. Since no candidate got more than 50% in the August primary, the top two vote-getters, Octavius Holliday, Jr. and Melina Buncome, advance to the November general election.
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Republican Aaron Bean is seeking re-election in the 4th Congressional District, which covers Duval County west and north of the St. Johns River and all of Nassau County and Clay County. He faces no challengers in the Republican primary, and will meet the winner of the three-way Democratic primary, LaShonda "LJ" Holloway, as well as a no party affiliation candidate, and a candidate with the Florida
Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner oversees the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which supports and promotes Florida agriculture, protects the environment, safeguards consumers, and ensures the safety and wholesomeness of food. The incumbent, Republican Wilton Simpson, is seeking re-election, and will face Democrat Joey Mendoza Atkins in the general election, after the two won thei