Matt Gaetz to Serve With Father in Florida Legislature; Democrat Ted Deutch Headed to Congress
Apr 13, 2010
Early results of today’s April 13, 2010 Florida Special General Elections for United States Congressional District 19 and State House District 4 were posted in the St. Petersburg Times “The Buzz” Blog, which is reprinted below, along with the Florida Division of Elections unofficial returns for each race.
Republican Matt Gaetz took 66 percent of the vote against his Democratic opponent in District 4, while Democrat Ted Deutch won his seat by more than 10 points over Republican challenger Ed Lynch.
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Matt Gaetz wins Sansom’s old seat
Posted by Alex Leary at 09:39:52 PM on April 13, 2010
And then there were two Gaetzes.
Matt Gaetz, son of state Sen. Don Gaetz, won the special election tonight to replace indicted former House Speaker Ray Sansom, R-Destin.
| State Representative District: 4 |
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| County | Matt Gaetz (REP) |
Jan Fernald (DEM) |
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| Okaloosa | 8,318 | 4,586 | |
| Santa Rosa | 1,800 | 626 | |
| Total | 10,118 | 5,212 | |
| % Votes | 66.0% | 34.0% | |
Ted Deutch is Florida’s new Congressman
Posted by Alex Leary at 09:31:32 PM on April 13, 2010
State Sen. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, cruised to victory in the Congressional District 19 race tonight.
Detuch was the favorite from the day Robert Wexler said he was quitting to become head of the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation in Washington.
| United States Representative District: 19 |
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| County | Edward Lynch (REP) |
Ted Deutch (DEM) |
Jim McCormick (NPA) |
Josue Larose (WRI) |
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| Broward | 5,837 | 7,342 | 458 | 0 | |
| Palm Beach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5,837 | 7,342 | 458 | 0 | |
| % Votes | 42.8% | 53.8% | 3.4% | 0.0% | |
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