2018 Judicial Elections: South Florida's Close Calls and Decisive Victories
More than a million South Floridians cast their vote in the midterm elections, welcoming nine additions to the circuit and county benches, and allowing eight sitting judges to keep their jobs.
November 06, 2018 at 11:53 PM
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As the curtains fall and the dust settles on the 2018 midterm elections, South Floridians wake up to nine new judges, a Republican attorney general and many familiar faces on the appellate bench. Numbers remain tentative as the final votes trickle in, but here's a rundown of the judicial races in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.
All three counties saw more than 50 percent of voters take to the polls on Tuesday, delivering their verdict on incumbent judges and judicial hopefuls after days of record-breaking turnout among early voters in South Florida.
Broward voters were torn between Allison Gilman and Jackie Powell, who were vying for a county court judgeship. Powell cinched a win with just under 52 percent of the vote.
Corey Amanda Cawthon prevailed over Tanner Channing Demmery in the race for Broward County Court judgeship. The pair were neck-and-neck in the primary elections, but the midterms saw Cawthon take a 53 percent majority.
Cawthon's win comes just days after she was granted a last-minute injunction against what she claimed was “illegal” political action committee, which endorsed Demmery.
Related story: Days Before Election, New Controversy in Race for Broward Judgeship
South Florida's Judicial Election Winners
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge
Group 14
- Renee Gordon
- Vivianne del Rio
Broward Circuit Judge
Group 38
- Jason Allen-Rosner
- Stefanie C. Moon
Group 36
- H. James Curry
- Maria Markhasin-Weekes
Broward County Court Judge
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