2018 Election Results
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JeffersonFriday, NovemberJournal 9, 2018 Vol. 12 number 15 county 75¢ +tax ECBPUBLISHING . COM Veteran's Day Breakfast 2018 ElectionMac McNeill winsResults Sheriff and Parade Breakfast at 8 a.m. This was the most high profiled and Parade starts at 11 a.m. contested of the local races. McNeill, a By Republican and newcomer to the county, Debbie Snapp significantly bested his three opponents: ECB Publishing, Inc. the Democrat Bill Massey, No Party Affiliation (NPA) Mike Fillyaw and NPA Jerry Sutphin. American Legion Otto Walker Post 49 will Massey, a longtime law-enforcement Numbers: host its annual Veteran's Day Breakfast and Parade officer and captain with the Sheriff's on Monday, November 12, beginning at 8 a.m. for Department, came in second place. Fillyaw, a breakfast and 11 a.m. for the parade. Total13,200,872 registered voters Florida Highway Patrol trooper, ranked third. The breakfast of sausage gravy, eggs, biscuits in Florida And Sutphin, a former Jefferson County and all the other fixings will be prepared and commissioner and Brevard County deputy, trailed a distant fourth. served by the Legion and Auxiliary members. The final tally: McNeill, 3,352 votes (45.46 percent); Massey, 2,732 There is no charge but donations will be (37.05 percent); Fillyaw, 1,255 (17.02 percent); and Sutphin, 34 (0.46 Republican4,661,230 Party appreciated. Flags will be handed out in percent). All told, 7,373 votes were cast in this race. preparation for the following parade. Longtime and active American Legion 4,918,415 Hall wins Commissioner, Dist. 2 member Ron Slik will be Grand Marshall for this Democratic Party year's parade. “I am honored to lead this year's Veteran's Day Parade,” he says. “It's a privilege to Democratic incumbent Gene Hall handily be a veteran of the United States of America.” Slik won reelection, netting 593 votes (47.59 Minor99 ,Parties322 is an Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He percent). Hall's opponents were Adam Fato, entered into military service in 1951 at the age of NPA, and Derrick Jennings, also NPA. See VETERANS DAY page 3 Fato received 440 votes (35.31 percent), No3 ,Party52 Affiliation1,905 and Jennings received 213 (17.09 percent). District 2 encompasses only two of the County joins county's 16 precincts. The number of votes cast in this race were 1,246. online auction Barfield wins Commissioner, Dist. 4 Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. NPA incumbent Betsy Barfield easily Desiring a more comprehensive promotion of 9,754 won reelection, getting 1,095 votes (72.09 its for-sale surplus properties and a faster Total registered voters turnaround of payment upon the sale of said in Jefferson County percent). Her opponent was Keith Cook, also an NPA candidate. properties, the Jefferson County Commission last Cook received 424 votes (27.91 percent). week approved a contract with an online auction District 4 encompasses only three of the vendor. 3,246 Or better put, the county approved expanding Republican Party county's 16 precincts. The total votes cast in GovDeals.com this race were 1,519. its contract with , which bills itself as the leading online government surplus sales service 5,369 provider. Democratic Party Cox wins City Council, Group 2 The commission's decision followed a brief presentation by Stacey Kurtz, a sales representative GovDeals.com for . 1,139 Both candidates in this nonpartisan race Kurtz told commissioners that her company were newcomers to local politics. The winner, provided the best platform for government agencies Gloria Cox, is a county native and employee at to sell surplus property easily and efficiently. Ballots7,404 cast in Jeffer- Somerset High School. Cox received 896 She said her group offered more than 100 son County in midterm votes (77.91 percent). categories for surplus assets and had moved election Her opponent, Sara La Delfa-Kirsch, 235,212 items in 2017, accounting “for over $267 received 254 votes (22.09 percent). A recent million in sales.” transplant to Monticello from the Tampa area, Kurtz posed three questions to commissioners Delfa-Kirsch deals in antiques and runs her See AUCTION page 3 Voter75.64% turnout in midterm election own business. Total votes cast in this race: 1,150. An estimated 113 Roads to be million citizens DeSantis wins Governor participated in the 2018 midterm re-striped Former Congressman Ron DeSantis won elections nationwide, making it the first at the local level, receiving 3,877 votes (52.62 Lazaro Aleman midterm in history to percent). He was followed by Democratic ECB Publishing, Inc. surpass 100 million Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who votes, with 49 percent received 3,376 votes (45.82 percent). The Motorists who find some of the county's roads of eligible voters other candidates in this race were Darcy difficult to navigate at night or in rainy or foggy participating. Richardson, 65 votes (0.88 percent); Kyle conditions because of the faded center and shoulder Gibson, 15 (0.20 percent); Ryan Christopher It's reported lines should soon see an improvement on a few Democrats gained a Fol, 19 (0.26 percent); Bruce Stanley, 8 (0.11 roads. net 27 seats in the percent); and write ins, 8 (0.11 percent). Total That's because county officials recently decided House of votes cast in this race were 7,368. to have three roads re-striped. The three are the Representatives, gaining control of the Waukeenah Highway and Lake and West Lake roads. Lazaro Aleman Cox. chamber, while ECB Publishing, Inc. The commission's decision followed a discussion Republicans expanded Meanwhile, in the statewide about the poor visibility on some county roads due to their majority in the races, the clear winners were Ron the absence or near absence of striping. As part of the Senate by a net two In keeping with the national DeSantis, Republican, Governor; discussion, County Coordinator Parrish Barwick seats. Democrats also trend, voters in Jefferson County Ashley Moody, Republican, presented the commission with figures on the cost of flipped gubernatorial turned out in record numbers for Attorney General; Jimmy re-striping certain of the roads. seats in seven states, the 2018 mid-term election, Patronis, Republican, Chief notably in Kansas and Barwick cited a figure of $27,000 for the re- Wisconsin. And handing noteworthy victories to Financial Officer; Neal Dunn, striping of Lake Road, $23,000 for the Waukeenah several Senate local candidates Sheriff Mac Republican, Congressman District Highway, and $14,000 for West Lake Road, not races remained McNeill, commission incumbents 2; and Al Lawson, Democrat, including the recently improved portion. undecided, including Betsy Barfield and Gene Hall, and Congressman District 5. 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