Dems win Florida swing district, WWE wrestler wins TN mayor’s GOP primary
Democrats win a major political victory in Florida’s state House special election, claiming another swing district in the nation’s largest swing state.
Javier Fernandez won Florida’s 114th District House seat by roughly 4 points — 51 to 47 percent — over his Republican opponent, Andrew Vargas. Independent candidate Liz de las Cuevas earned about 2.5 percent of the votes.
“Tonight’s special election victory is the latest in a string of special election victories for Florida Democrats, which shows us that after nearly 20 years of failed Republican leadership, people are ready for a change,” state party chairwoman Terrie Rizzo said in a statement.
The special election was for a six-month term following the resignation of former Democrat state Representative Daisy Baez last year due to a residency scandal where she had lied about her address on her voter registration form. Voters will cast ballots again in November.
Republicans were confident that Vargas, a longtime law partner of OAS ambassador and former state Representative Carlos Trujillo, could win back the Miami-area seat once held by the GOP.
Republican pundit Ana Navarro, who lives in the district, tweeted that Republicans can blame Donald Trump for another loss.
"GOP candidate spent oodles of $$. His ppl knocked on my door, called me on the phone & I got mailers in my mailbox, DAILY," she wrote. "If u think Trump isn’t dragging folks down, I want some of what ur smoking."
I live in this Fl house Dictrict. GOP candidate spent oodles of $$. His ppl knocked on my door, called me on the phone & I got mailers in my mailbox, DAILY. Today, the Democrat won this special election. If u think Trump isn’t dragging folks down, I want some of what ur smoking. https://t.co/6Qf4yS9LsI
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) May 2, 2018
WWE wrestler wins GOP primary
Meanwhile in Tennessee, a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star on Tuesday won the Republican primary for mayor of Knox County, Tennessee by 17 votes.
Glenn Jacobs, known as “Kane” in the pro-wrestling community secured the GOP nomination in the early hours of Wednesday morning, meaning he will taking on Linda Haney, who won the Democratic primary last month, in the battle to become mayor of Knox County, TN.
The 51-year-old Jacobs, who launched his bid for office in March 2017, began his WWE career after college and wrestled in all 50 US states and more than 40 countries.
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