Unofficial Primary Election results from August 20, 2024 – as of presstime, according to local and state results (winners are in bold)
By Tami Stevenson
LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS BY COUNTY
SUWANNEE
Sheriff
Jason Rountree - 43.82%
Sam St. John - 56.18%
Tax Collector
Sharon Jordan - 66.89%
Jennifer Holtzclaw - 33.11%
School Board D-1
Douglas Aukerman - 12.32%
Lesley Townsend Fry - 43.11%
Adam Hitt - 44.57%
County Commissioner D-1
Kenneth Bryant - 22.08%
Don Hale, Jr. - 77.92%
LAFAYETTE
Sheriff
Fred Allen, Jr. - 3.2%
Scott P. Bonafide - 25.8%
Brian N. Lamb - 70.6%
County Commissioner D-3
Nancy Laminack - 43.6%
Lisa Walker - 54.1%
School Board D-4
Kimberly Adams - 56.4%
Amanda Tidwell-Hickman - 40.9%
School Board D-2
Katrina Fillyaw - 47.7
Jeff Walker - 49.8%
MADISON
Superintendent of Schools
Bart Alford - 36.34%
Jonathan Mazzella - 24.33%
Karen Pickles - 39.33%
Property Appraiser
Marie R. Smith - 45.43%
David Wheeler - 35.57%
Mike Williams - 19%
School Board D-2
Jamie Andrews - 38.75%
Carol Gibson - 61.25%
Rep. County Commissioner D-1
Alston Kelley - 34.59%
Chris O’Brian - 33.15%
Gregory O. Vickers - 32.26%
Town of Greenville Council Group 4
Kovacherich Arnold - 37.7%
Brittni Brown - 23.04%
Carl Livingston - 39.27%
Dem. County Commissioner D-3
Ronnie L. Moore - 60.06%
Bernice W. Robinson - 39.94%
COLUMBIA
Sheriff
Mark Hunter - 47.4%
Wallace “Wallie” Kitchings - 52.6%
County Commissioner D-3
Rusty Bailey - 30.54%
Robby Hollingsworth - 69.46%
County Commissioner D-1
Demarcus A. Graham - 18.35%
Kevin Parnell - 37.81%
Ron Williams - 43.84%
City Of Lake City Council D-12
Tammy Harris - 50.78%
Jake Hill, Jr. - 49.22%
Committeewoman Precinct 23
Brittany Kitchings-Roberts - 33.29%
Anja K. Kitchings - 34.33%
Loretta W. Chancy - 14.88%
Dixie Donovan - 17.49%
State Committeewoman
Lindsey Langston - 59.19%
Kimi Roberts - 40.81%
Committeeman Precinct 51
T. E. “Tom” Brincefield - 9.49%
Tim Murphy - 37.31%
Hunter Peeler - 34.33%
Andrew Porter - 18.87%
Committeeman Precinct 52
Tony Buzzella - 31.09%
David S. Donovan - 21.13%
Alton “Buddy” Hines - 25.45%
James Taylor III - 22.33%
Kat Cammack (R) won the Congressional D-3 primary by a wide margin. Neal Dunn (R) won the Congressional D-2 primary, also by a wide margin. Senator Rick Scott (R) also won his primary.
As for the Democrats, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell won her primary Senate race and State Senator D-3 primary winner is Daryl Parks.