Ron DeSantis during his victory speech at the Tampa Convention Center on Nov. 8, 2022. Credit: Photo by Dave Decker

Florida Supreme Court Justices Renatha Francis and Meredith Sasso easily won merit-retention elections Tuesday, getting more than 60 percent of the vote.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Francis to the Supreme Court in 2022, while Sasso was appointed in 2023.

Under Florida law, Supreme Court justices and appellate-court judges go on the ballot periodically for voters to determine whether they should be retained. They do not run against other candidates.

In Tuesday’s election, 63.2 percent of voters supported retaining Francis, and 62.4 percent supported retaining Sasso, according to results posted on the state Division of Elections website.

They were the only Supreme Court justices on the ballot.

Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.

This article appears in Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2024.