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Matt Caldwell wins Lee County Property Appraiser— and critical GOP State Committeeman post
Caldwell narrowly lost the 2018 contest for Agriculture Commissioner to Democrat Nikki Fried
Caldwell narrowly lost the 2018 contest for Agriculture Commissioner to Democrat Nikki Fried
Roger Stone and Corey Lewandowski both became involved in these hyper-local contests.
Lawmen duel in Republican primary.
More than 12% of the state's deaths have been in Southwest Florida.
The region is home to 9.8% of Florida cases, but 13% of its COVID-19 deaths.
The mortality rate is slightly higher than the state as a whole.
Lee County alone now has more than 10,000 cases.
Some rural counties have infection rates twice as high.
Hendry County, with population of just 40,000, cracked 1,000 cases.
From Manatee nursing homes to Immokalee migrant camps, the disease keeps spreading.
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