Brevard voters renew the lagoon and school taxes by wide margins; Loyd wins County Commission District 1

Unofficial Brevard Supervisor of Elections results, last updated 9:04 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, with 163 of 166 precincts reporting. Results do not include provisional ballots or mail ballots still eligible to be cured.

Brevard voters renewed the Save Our Indian River Lagoon half-cent sales tax for 10 more years by about 3 to 1 on Tuesday, and renewed two school taxes by wide margins, a day after record flooding forced some polling places to move.

The lagoon tax renewal had 195,779 yes votes (75.48%) to 63,588 no (24.52%). Turnout was 59.65%, with 266,803 ballots cast out of 447,257 registered voters.

Schools

• Half-cent sales surtax for school facilities, security and technology: Yes 178,101 (69.03%), No 79,897 (30.97%).

• Property-tax millage renewal for teacher pay and other purposes: Yes 184,252 (71.43%), No 73,680 (28.57%).

County Commission and School Board

• County Commission District 1 (all 35 precincts): Micah Loyd (R) 27,133 (58.40%) defeated Aldon Bookhardt (D) 17,029 (36.65%) and Nathan Slusher (LPF) 2,298 (4.95%).

• School Board District 2 (all 39 precincts): Kyle Savage 26,392 (54.87%) defeated incumbent Gene Trent, 21,708 (45.13%).

• School Board District 5 (26 of 28 precincts): Michele McCormack leads Tammy Dennis 23,289 (51.20%) to 22,193 (48.80%), a 1,096-vote margin. This race is not final.

Congress and the Legislature

• U.S. House District 8, Brevard votes: Mike Haridopolos (R) 148,785 (56.53%), Jennifer Jenkins (D) 114,417 (43.47%).

• State House District 33 (32 of 33 Brevard precincts): Republican Monique Miller leads Democrat Daniel R. McDow by 42 votes, 35,626 (50.03%) to 35,584 (49.97%). The lead changed hands as more precincts reported; the race is too close to call.

• Brevard-only figures in other legislative races: Senate District 8, Jake Johansson (R) 59.88%; House District 30, Chase Tramont (R) 62.00%; House District 31, Matt Woodside (R) 59.89%; House District 32, Brian Hodgers (R) 57.86%; House District 34, Robert Brackett (R) 65.16% with 5 of 7 Brevard precincts. Districts that cross county lines may differ districtwide.

Cities, towns and districts

• Melbourne Beach $5 million stormwater and road bond: passes, 1,144 (66.82%) to 568 (33.18%).

• Melbourne charter question (letting the council delegate Board of Adjustment duties to the Zoning Commission): trailing by 157 votes, 12,641 yes (49.69%) to 12,798 no (50.31%), with all 21 precincts in. Provisional and cured ballots are still to be counted.

• Melbourne City Council: Leigh Hinton (56.61%) won District 2; Rachael Bassett (55.31%) won District 4.

• Palm Bay charter amendment on filling council vacancies: leads 64.69% to 35.31% with 14 of 16 precincts.

• Titusville City Council: Elizabeth Baker (61.38%), Megan Moscoso (66.29%) and Kayla Manning (53.23%) won Seats 1, 3 and 5.

• Rockledge City Council: Judy Diaz (57.56%) won Seat 3; Rachele Jolley (58.84%) won Seat 4.

• Cocoa City Council: Angie Jones Smith won District 1 with 37.75% in a three-way race; Ron Chabot won District 4, 740 to 670.

• Cocoa Beach City Commission: Gregory Lund won Seat 4 with 31.34% in a four-way race; Jeremy Hutcherson won Seat 5 (55.71%).

• Grant-Valkaria mayor: Michael Bradvarevic (68.96%). Indian Harbour Beach Council Seat 1: Linda Jimeian (58.09%).

• Close multi-seat races: in Cape Canaveral, Kay Jackson and Don Willis lead, and Dan Coon (1,443) is 17 votes ahead of Brad Pervell (1,426) for the third seat. In West Melbourne, Diana Adams and John Dittmore lead, and Helen Voltz (3,717) is 178 votes ahead of Lacey Villareal (3,539) for third. In Satellite Beach, Ron Culp and Billy Booth lead for two seats.

• Charter questions: Malabar’s passes with 61.19%. In Palm Shores, nine of 10 questions pass; Question 3, on compensation, fails 46.44% to 53.56%.

• Sebastian Inlet Tax District, District 5 (75 of 78 precincts): Lisa Leger Frazier leads Calvin Holton 53.06% to 46.94%.

Statewide races, Brevard votes only

• Governor: Byron Donalds (R) 54.92%, David Jolly (D) 43.38%. U.S. Senate: Ashley Moody (R) 56.66%, Angie Nixon (D) 41.97%.

• Amendment 3 (homestead exemption): Yes 61.15%. Amendment 2 (agricultural personal-property exemption): Yes 58.52%. Amendment 1 (budget stabilization fund): No 59.72%. Statewide amendments need 60% statewide to pass; these are Brevard numbers only.

Voting after the flood

Because of flooding, the Supervisor of Elections moved nine precincts to new polling places: 307, 309, 512 and 525 to New Shiloh Christian Center in Melbourne; 306, 323 and 509 to Joseph N. Davis Community Center in Melbourne; 320 to Franklin T. DeGroodt Memorial Library in Palm Bay; and 517 to Palm Bay City Hall.

Still outstanding

Three precincts, provisional ballots and mail ballots still eligible to be cured remain to be counted. Races to watch: State House District 33, School Board District 5, the Melbourne charter question, and the third seats on the Cape Canaveral and West Melbourne councils. All results are unofficial until certified.