By Tami Stevenson
Election results for Suwannee, Columbia, Madison and Mayo - Amendments
SUWANNEE - Voter Turnout 81.74%
SHERIFF
Sam St. John will remain Sheriff of Suwannee County. Beating his opponent, Harry K. (Kin) Weaver, Jr.
St. John rec’d 75.23% votes.
Weaver rec’d 24.77% votes.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
Ronnie Gray won the Superintendent of Schools, over Write-In candidate Janene Fitzpatrick.
Gray rec’d 88.82% votes.
Fitzpatrick rec’d 11.18% votes.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER D-3
Travis Land will remain the D-3 County Commissioner over Write-In candidate
Land rec’d 93.12% votes.
Write-in rec’d 6.88% votes.
SCHOOL BOARD D-1
Lesley Townsend Fry won the race for School Board D-1 over Adam Hitt.
Townsend rec’d 55.47% votes.
Hitt rec’d 44.53% votes.
COLUMBIA - Voter Turnout 80.56%
COUNTY COMMISSIONER D-1
Kevin Parnell won the race over incumbent Ron Williams.
Parnell rec’d 55.01% votes.
Williams rec’d 44.99% votes.
MAYOR FORT WHITE
George Jacob Thomas, won over incumbent Ronald R. Frazier.
Thomas rec’d 54.03% votes.
Frazier rec’d 45.97% votes.
MADISON- Voter Turnout 77.19%
SHERIFF
David Harper (R) will remain Sheriff, beating out Christopher Cooks (D) and Frederick J. Korey (NP).
Harper rec’d 63.71% votes
Cooks rec’d 25.45% votes
Korey rec’d 10.84% votes
TAX COLLECTOR
Robin Hart (D) won the vote for Tax Collector over Brian Williams (R).
Hart rec’d 51.23% votes.
Williams rec’d 48.77% votes.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
Karen Pickles (R) won over
Shirley D. Joseph (D) for the race of Superintendent.
Pickles rec’d 60.46% votes.
Joseph rec’d 39.54% votes.
SUPERVISOR of Elections
Heath Driggers (R) got the most votes over Donnell Davis (D).
Driggers rec’d 69.51% votes.
Davis rec’d 30.49% votes.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER D-3
Ronnie L. Moore (D) will remain Commissioner. He won over Billy Tolar (R).
Moore rec’d 50.99% votes.
Tolar rec’d 49.01% votes.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER D-5
Rick Davis (R) was the voter’s favorite over Michael Maurice (D).
Davis rec’d 70.35% votes.
Maurice rec’d 29.65% votes.
GREENVILLE COUNCIL SEAT 3
Barbara Dansey won over Michael Blue.
Dansey rec’d 57.75% votes.
Blue rec’d 42.25% votes.
GREENVILLE COUNCIL SEAT 4
Carl Livingston won over Kovacherich Arnold.
Livingston rec’d 57.06% votes.
Arnold rec’d 42.94% votes.
LEE - TOWN COUNCIL Group 2
Edwin McMullen was the voter’s choice over Rey Ortiz.
McMullen rec’d 73.71% votes.
Ortiz rec’d 26.29% votes.
LEE - TOWN COUNCIL Group 3
Lloyd Burke beat out
Noah Moral.
Burke rec’d 71.35% votes.
Moral rec’d 28.65% votes.
LAFAYETTE- Voter Turnout 86.7%
COUNTY COMMISSIONER D-5
Andrew Branche (R) won over Earnest L. Jones (D)
Branche rec’d 71.5% votes.
Jones rec’d 28.5% votes.
AMENDMENTS
Amendments need 60% of the vote in order to pass.
AMENDMENT 1 - Partisan Election of Members of District School Boards
FAILED - 54.98% Yes / 45.02% No
AMENDMENT 2 -
Right To Fish And Hunt
PASSED - 67.4% Yes / 32.6% No
AMENDMENT 3 - Marijuana
FAILED - 55.76% Yes / 44.24% No
AMENDMENT 4 - Abortion
FAILED - 57.01% Yes / 42.99% No
AMENDMENT 5 - Annual Adjustments to Homestead Exemptions
PASSED - 66.05% Yes / 33.95% No
AMENDMENT 6 - Repeal of Public Campaign Financing
FAILED - 50.43% Yes / 49.57% No
STATE & NATIONAL RESULTS
US Senator
Rick Scott (R) will remain senator over
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D)
US Congress D-3
Kat Cammack (R) will remain in office over
Tom Wells (D)
US Congress D-2
Neal Dunn (R) won over
Yen Bailey (D)
State Senator D-3
Corey Simon (R) won over
Daryl Parks (D)
State Representative D-10
Chuck Brannan (R) won over Robert “Bobby” J. Brady (D)
State Representative D-7
Jason Shoaf (R) won over
Kenny Beasley (D)
State Representative D-9
Allison Tant (D) won over
Spencer Brass (R)
UPDATE:
PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Early Wednesday morning, around 2:00 a.m., Fox News announced they were making the call - Former President Donald J. Trump / JD Vance won the election over Vice President Kamala D. Harris / Tim Walz.
This 2024 presidential race was historical. Only one other time, 139 years ago, in our nation's history has a president served two non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland.
