During what is commonly called the primary election, there were several candidates that were elected. Don Barbee Jr is the new Circuit Judge 5th Judicial Circuit. Susan Duval remained as the School Board District 5 Member. Catherine (Kay) Hatch is the new School Board District 1 Member. The winners of the other primary elections are moving on to face new opponents in the general election. The School Board District 3 will be decided by a runoff election between Jimmy Lodato and Diane Rowden, since none of the three candidates received more than 50% of the vote.
Hernando County Supervisor of Elections Unofficial Primary Results
8:53PM Aug. 28, 2018
32/32 Precincts Reporting
Registered Voters: 39,477 of 132,222 (29.86%)
Ballots Cast: 39,477
LOCAL RACES:
Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller REP
Doug Chorvat REP 10,570
Joel Fritton REP 9,474
Total Votes 20,044
General Election: Doug Chorvat (REP) and Michael Lamberti (NPA)
Board of County Commissioners District 2 REP
Wayne Dukes REP 7,242
Charles D. Greenwell REP 6,321
Beth Narverud REP 6,965
Total Votes 20,528
General Election: Wayne Dukes (REP) and Deborah Salvesen (DEM)
Board of County Commissioners District 4 REP
Jeff Holcomb REP 13,665
Natalie Kahler REP 6,511
Total Votes 20,176
General Election: Jeff Holcomb (REP) and Nancy Makar (DEM)
Circuit Judge 5th Judicial Circuit Group 4
Don Barbee Jr 25,399
Edward C. Spaight 10,331
Total Votes 35,730
School Board District 1
Catherine (Kay) Hatch 19,300
Mark C. Johnson 16,247
Total Votes 35,547
School Board District 3
Jules Blazys 7,324
Jimmy Lodato 14,298
Diane Rowden 14,714
Total Votes 36,336
General Election: Jimmy Lodato and Diane Rowden (One candidate must get 50% of vote in Primary to be declared the winner. Because no candidates received 50%, the top two run in the general.)
School Board District 5
Susan Duval 23,084
Joseph “Joe” Santerelli 12,957
Total Votes 36,041
STATEWIDE RACES:
US Senator REP:
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente REP 2,651
Rick Scott REP 19,192
Total Votes 21,843
STATEWIDE PRIMARY WINNER: Rick Scott REP
Governor and Lieutenant Governor REP:
Don Baldauf REP 178
Ron DeSantis REP 11,791
Timothy M. Devine REP 233
Bob Langford REP 178
John Joseph Mercadante REP 132
Bruce Nathan REP 158
Adam H. Putnam REP 8,435
Bob White REP 532
Total Votes 21,637
STATEWIDE PRIMARY WINNER: Ron DeSantis REP
Governor and Lieutenant Governor DEM:
Andrew Gillum DEM 2,613
Gwen Graham DEM 5,357
Jeff Greene DEM 1,779
Chris King DEM 478
Philip Levine DEM 2,485
Alex “Lundy” Lundmark DEM 88
John Wetherbee DEM 199
Total Votes 12,999
STATEWIDE PRIMARY WINNER: Andrew Gillum DEM
Attorney General REP:
Ashley Moody REP 11,761
Frank White REP 9,076
Total Votes 20,837
STATEWIDE PRIMARY WINNER: Ashley Moodey REP
Attorney General DEM:
Sean Shaw DEM 8,262
Ryan Torrens DEM 3,891
Total Votes 12,153
STATEWIDE PRIMARY WINNER: Sean Shaw DEM
Commissioner of Agriculture REP:
Matt Caldwell REP 5,864
Denise Grimsley REP 4,096
Mike McCalister REP 2,400
Baxter Troutman REP 8,552
Total Votes 20,912
STATEWIDE PRIMARY WINNER: Matt Caldwell REP
Commissioner of Agriculture DEM:
Nicole “Nikki” Fried DEM 7,293
Jeffrey Duane Porter DEM 2,211
Roy David Walker DEM 2,771
Total Votes 12,275
STATEWIDE PRIMARY WINNER: Nicole “Nikki” Fried DEM
