Tag: HD 89

Ryan NicolNovember 18, 2018
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Republican Mike Caruso has been declared the next state representative from House District 89, defeating his Democratic opponent by just 32 votes in the official results. The race between Caruso and Ocean Ridge Mayor Jim Bonfiglio went through both a machine and manual recount as a result of the razor-thin margin. But once completing those […]

Ryan NicolNovember 13, 2018
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A lawsuit filed by Democratic House District 89 candidate Jim Bonfiglio demanding an immediate recount in his race has now been transferred to federal court. Bonfiglio first filed the lawsuit Monday in the state’s 2nd Judicial Circuit, based in Tallahassee. Secretary of State Ken Detzner, the Palm Beach County canvassing board, and Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher were […]

Ryan NicolNovember 12, 2018
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Jim Bonfiglio, the Democratic candidate in House District 89, on Monday filed a lawsuit demanding the extension of the vote reporting deadline in his race against Republican Mike Caruso. In sum, Bonfiglio is concerned that with all the other ongoing recounts, namely statewide offices, elections officials won’t have time to do his race. The race is one […]

Ryan NicolNovember 10, 2018
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The open race for House District 89 is headed for a recount, as just over 100 votes separate the two candidates in the final tally with more than 77,000 votes cast. Republican Mike Caruso finished with 50.08 percent of the vote. Democrat Jim Bonfiglio received 49.92 percent. Florida law triggers a recount if the result of a […]

Ryan NicolNovember 8, 2018
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With multiple statewide races likely headed for a recount, the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is all hands on deck attempting to track down volunteers to help with recount efforts. Thursday is the deadline for those who cast provisional ballots to provide evidence that those ballots are valid. Voters who cast such ballots have until 5 […]

Drew WilsonNovember 7, 2018
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Tuesday’s top-of-ticket results didn’t give Florida Democrats much reason to cheer, but incoming House Minority Leader Kionne McGhee says the party made decent inroads into the GOP’s intractable advantage in the state House. The victories highlighted: Joy Goff-Marcil in HD 30, Geraldine Thompson in HD 44, Anna Eskamani in HD 47, Adam Hattersley in HD […]


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