Plant City Observer

SCOTT, LEE, MILLER DOMINATE FOR REPUBLICANS; MUCARSEL-POWELL, SCHNEIDER, WARREN, BRUNDAGE DOMINATE FOR DEMOCRATS. 


These are the 2024 primary election results as of August 20, at 9:25:50 p.m. according to the Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections website. These are unofficial results that do not include provisional ballots or mail ballots pending signature cure. Voter turnout was 19.48% and these voters cast 161,817 ballots. The below results list the seat, total votes and percent of votes. 

United States Senator (Republican)

John S. Columbus (REP) 4,563 6.53%

Keith Gross (REP) 5,955 8.52%

Rick Scott 59,340 84.94%

Representative in Congress 

District 15 (Republican)

Jennifer Barbosa (REP) 2,353 9.31%

James Judge (REP) 4,607 18.22%

Laurel Lee (REP) 18,322 72.47%

Representative in Congress 

District 16 (Republican)

Vern Buchanan (REP) 13,511 62.38%

Eddie Speir (REP) 8,148 37.62%

Clerk of Circuit Court and 

Comptroller (Republican)

Victor Crist (REP) 45,844 68.47%

Melony Williams (REP) 21,110 31.53%

Board of County Commissioners 

District 2 (Republican)

Ken Hagan (REP) 15,038 78.24%

Melissa Nordbeck (REP) 4,183 21.76%

Board of County Commissioners 

District 4 (Republican)

Christine Miller (REP) 19,297 68.73%

Cody Powell (REP) 8,779 31.27%

Board of County Commissioners 

District 6 (Republican)

Chris Boles (REP) 39,130 59.01%

Jim Davison (REP) 27,181 40.99%

State Committeewoman (Republican)

Linda Beytin (REP) 25,146 39.08%

April Schiff (REP) 39,205 60.92%

United States Senator (Democratic)

Stanley Campbell (DEM) 15,727 22.80%

Rod Joseph (DEM) 3,529 5.12%

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (DEM) 44,384 64.34%

Brian Rush (DEM) 5,343 7.75%

Representative in Congress 

District 16 (Democratic)

Trent Miller (DEM) 6,408 36.76%

Jan Schneider (DEM) 11,025 63.24%

State Attorney 13th Judicial Circuit 

(Democratic)

Elizabeth Martinez Strauss (DEM) 20,612 29.69%

Andrew H. Warren (DEM) 40,805 70.31%

Public Defender 13th Judicial Circuit 

(Universal Primary Contest)

Rocky Brancato (DEM) 67,568 48.05%

Lisa McLean (DEM) 73,048 51.95%

State Representative District 65 (Democratic) 

Ashley Brundage (DEM) 8,091 81.14%

Nathan Albert Kuipers (DEM) 1,881 18.86%

Board of County Commissioners 

District 4 (Democratic)

Jonathon T. Chavez (DEM) 6,200 36.61%

Nicole Payne (DEM) 10,733 63.39%

Board of County Commissioners 

District 6 (Democratic)

Sean Shaw (DEM) 54,601 80.89%

Joseph Ryan Taylor (DEM) 12,903 19.11%

County Court Judge Group 11

Linette “Starr” Brookins (NON) 64,428 42.61%

Christine Edwards (NON) 86,773 57.39%

County Court Judge Group 21

Dee Jones (NON) 67,863 44.59%

Matt Smith (NON) 84,322 55.41%

School Board Member District 1

Layla Collins (NON) 10,146 37.06%

Nadia Combs (NON) 14,507 52.99%

Julie Magill (NON) 2,726 9.96%

School Board Member District 3

Myosha Powell (NON) 13,897 41.06%

Jessica Vaughn (NON) 19,946 58.94%

School Board Member District 5

Kenneth Gay (NON) 4,743 24.37%

Elvis Piggott (NON) 2,654 13.64%

Henry Washington (NON) 11,795 60.60%

Write-in (NON) 272 1.40%

School Board Member District 7

Karen Bendorf (NON) 46,707 30.26%

Johnny Bush (NON) 38,081 24.67%

Jen Flebotte (NON) 15,386 9.97%

Lynn Gray (NON) 54,192 35.11%

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