The Supervisor of Elections website was redirected to a static page from 6:30 pm to 10 pm on Aug. 20 so it could handle the traffic related to people checking the results. Only around 20 percent of eligible voters cast ballots this election. A significant portion of ballots cast during this election were by mail.
There was a very close race for county commission between Ryan Amsler and Beth Kirshy Narverud with Mr. Amsler winning by 181 votes with 30,009 votes cast. This was an open race since only two Republicans qualified to run in the election, therefore Independents and Democrats could vote in the race.
The results of the election are below.
United States Senator
John S. Columbus (REP) 7.49% 1,453
Keith Gross (REP) 11.10% 2,153
Rick Scott (REP) 81.41% 15,790 (State Winner) (Incumbent)
Total 19,396
United States Senator
Stanley Campbell (DEM) 12.91% 1,063
Rod Joseph (DEM) 5.24% 431
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (DEM) 73.57% 6,057 (State Winner)
Brian Rush (DEM) 8.28% 682
Total 8,233
Next election in this race: Nov. 5 Scott, Mucarsel-Powell, Bonoan, Feena (LPF). Everidge, Ben (NPA), Everidge, Ben (NPA), Knepper, Howard (WRI), Nguyen, Tuan TQ (NPA)
Representative in Congress
District 12
Gus Michael Bilirakis (REP) (Incumbent) 82.41% 15,904 (Go to Nov. 5 General Election)
Hank Dunlap (REP) 17.59% 3,395
Total 19,299
Next election in this race: Nov. 5 Bilirakis v. Aboujaoude Jr, Rock (DEM)
Hernando County Sheriff
Al Nienhuis (REP) (Incumbent) 59.73% 18,728 (Winner)
Joe Puglia (REP) 40.27% 12,628
Total 31,356
Property Appraiser
Kevin Johnston (REP) 37.78% 7,055
Randy Mazourek (REP) 62.22% 11,619 (Go to Nov. 5 General Election)
Total 18,674
Next election in this race: Nov. 5 Mazourek v. write-in candidate
County Commissioner District 1
Ryan Amsler (REP) 50.30% 15,095 (Winner)
Beth Kirshy Narverud (REP) 49.70% 14,914 (Incumbent)
Total 30,009
County Commissioner District 3
John Allocco (REP) (Incumbent) 61.32% 11,653 (Go to Nov. 5 General Election)
Marvin Baynham (REP) 38.68% 7,352
Total 19,005
Next election in this race: Nov. 5 John Allocco (REP), Burton Melaugh (NPA), Luciano Vignali (DEM)
County Commissioner District 5
Steve Champion (REP) (Incumbent) 69.37% 13,087 (Winner)
Pam Everett (REP) 30.63% 5,778
Total 18,865
Circuit Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit, Group 7
Erin Daly 67.57% 19,892 (Circuit Winner)
Derek Saltsman 32.43% 9,545
Total 29,437
Circuit Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit, Group 13
Heidi Davis (Incumbent) 61.94% 17,972 (Circuit Winner)
Zach McCormick 38.06% 11,044
Total 29,016
Circuit Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit, Group 20
Ben Boylston 48.49% 13,977
Barbara Kissner Kwatkosky 51.51% 14,846 (Circuit Winner)
Total 28,823
School Board District 4
Michelle Bonczek 28.84% 8,693 (Runoff, Nov. 5)
Mark E. Cioffi 44.34% 13,366 (Runoff Nov. 5)
Gregg Laskoski 26.81% 8,082
Total 30,141
Next election in this race: Nov. 5 Mark E. Cioffi, Michelle Bonczek
Correction: Added Democrat Luciano Vignali to the County Commissioner District 3 race.
