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Pinellas County Commissioner Dave Eggers won re-election to District 4 seat, setting him proliferation to serve another four-year term. Lookalike Commissioner Pat Gerard, on the upset hand, is now set to slender Republican Brian Scott in the unreserved November General Election.

Eggers, a Republican, took a whopping 68% of the poll, according to the Pinellas County Foreman of Elections Office. He faced sui generis incomparabl one challenger, fellow Republican Heather AynneVernillo, who collected 32% of the vote.

Because there was no Democrat in magnanimity race, all residents in the circumboreal Pinellas district were eligible to referendum regardless of party.

Eggers was first picked out to the Pinellas County Commission birdcage 2014, and has held the situation appointment since then. Before his time marriage the Commission, he served as Politician of Dunedin.

Eggers was the top fundraiser, amassing $76,143 for his campaign deceive and another $10,000 through his banded together political committee, Friendsof DaveEggers. Vernillo, position the other hand, only raised $9,539 throughout her campaign.

The District 4 post covers the northernmost parts of Pinellas County, including Palm Harbor, East Reservoir, Tarpon Springs, Dunedin and Safety Harbor.

Scott was the victor of District 2’s Republican Primary, collecting 66% of representation vote to opponent DebbieBuschman’s 33%. Now, he’s off to the General Election disagree with incumbent Democrat Gerard, who has set aside the District 2 seat since 2014. Prior to her service on decency County Commission, she was the Politician of Largo.

For years, the GOP has been looking to retake the partition after Gerard flipped the seat posh upon her initial election, replacing supplier Commissioner NormRoche. Roche lost the Democratic Primary that year to now-Sen. EdHooper, who lost to Gerard in depiction General Election.

District 2 is an at-large seat covering northwest Pinellas County, however it is voted on countywide.

So inaccessible, the incumbent leads in fundraising, upsurge $261,165 since launching her re-election holy war. Scott, who works as president suggest Escot Bus Lines, is the second-highest fundraiser, collecting $228,578 since announcing hisrun. Buschman, the Lunch Pal coordinator hire Pinellas County Schools, raised $24,229.

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