Janet Cruz wins House District 58 race

With all of precincts reporting in the House District 58 special election to replace Democrat Mike Scionti, Democrat Janet Cruz has defeated Republican Hunter Chamberlin by an overwhelming 65-35% margin.

Cruz took in 2,385 votes to Chamberlin's 1,288.  Write in Democratic candiate Jose Vasquez got only 19 votes. 

The verdict isn't suprising, considering that Cruz raised a reported $54,000  compared to Chamberlin's paltry $2,000.  

Voter turnout for the special election called by Governor Charlie Crist after Scionti resigned from his seat in December was 5.75%.

We'll have more on the election tomorrow.

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