LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS IN BREVARD COUNTY
A contentious and hard-fought election cycle came to an end in Brevard County on Tuesday (11/3). While the nation was enthralled with the Presidential and Congressional elections, many Brevard County residents finally got to see the results of their mail in ballots, early votes, and trips to the polls.
The Mayoral races in Palm Bay gave Candidate Rob Medina a win by a substantial 9% margin, with opponent Kay Maragh unable to muster enough momentum to defeat the Republican candidate.
In Melbourne, the Mayoral race was a little tighter, with four candidates on the ballot; but Vice Mayor Paul Alfrey was able to amass 38.4% of the votes to secure a victory. Candidate Hazel Buggs and CJ Johnson, came in 2nd and 3rd respectively, while Molly Tasker trailed in 4th.
Similarly, in Cocoa Beach, there was a four-candidate contest with Michael Blake receiving 37% of the votes to become Cocoa Beach’s next Mayor.
Next, the race between current Palm Bay Mayor Willian Capote and Kristine Isnardi started off close, but Isnardi was able to pull off a win with 58.9% of the votes.
Additionally, the highly publicized fight for Palm Bay City Council Seats 2 & 3, were won by Donny Felix with 51.8% of the votes for Seat 2 and Randy Foster with 60.8 for seat 3.
Finally, outspoke candidate Randy Fine held on to his District 53 seat, in the closest of the five Florida Legislature races, by defeating Democrat Phil Moore, 55.5% to 44.2%.
These local elections had a tremendous turnout with over 80% of Brevard residents casting their votes. A majority of whom took advantage of mail-in and early voting. In total, 363,191 ballots were cast.
As you can see, many people took these elections seriously and made their voices heard. A full list of election results is below.
