Republicans are celebrating the results of the City of Jacksonville mayoral and city council races, where they were able to push Democrats to the May election.
“We flipped Duval in 2022 and tonight we outhustled and outperformed Democrats in that same county. Democrat despair and Republican momentum continue in Duval, but we’re not done yet. The Republican Party looks forward to finishing the job in May,” stated Christian Ziegler, Florida GOP Chairman
Of the nine city council seats, eight were contested this election cycle.
Mayor’s Race
Daniel Davis (R), the early favorite to win the race, fell short to Donna Deegan by a whopping 39%-25% margin.
Because Deegan (D) couldn’t reach the necessary vote totals to be declared the winner, she and Davis now head to the May 16 election. Al Ferraro came in third with 10% of the vote.
JAX City Council Races: The Results
District 1— Ken Amaro (R)
District 2— Mike Gay (R) vs Lindsay Brock (R) in May run-off election.
District 3— Will Lahnen (R)
District 5— Joe Carlucci (R)
District 6— Michael Boylan (R)
District 7— Jimmy Peluso (D) vs Joseph Hogan (R) in May run-off election.
District 8— Reggie Gaffney, jr. vs. Tameka Gaines Holly (D) in May run-off election.=
District 9— Mike Muldoon (R) vs Tyrona Clark-Murray (D) in May run-off election.
In the Property Appraiser race between Democrat Joyce Morgan and Republican Jason Fisher, Morgan was able to best Fischer by a 48%-31% margin.