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Incumbents sweep Okaloosa County on Tuesday’s election night

Okaloosa incumbents dominated during Tuesday night’s primary election. District 2 Commissioner Carolyn Ketchel faced off against challengers Matt Turpin and CareySue Beasley. In the end, Ketchel secured the victory with 48% of […]

Jared Williams

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Okaloosa incumbents dominated during Tuesday night’s primary election.

District 2 Commissioner Carolyn Ketchel faced off against challengers Matt Turpin and CareySue Beasley. In the end, Ketchel secured the victory with 48% of the votes.

Ketchel – 18,810
Turpin – 14,127
Beasley – 6,220

All of the Okaloosa School Board incumbents claimed a win in the District 1, 3 & 5 races. These were probably the most anticipated races in this year’s Primary for Okaloosa County.

District 1:

Linda Evanchyk – 23,823
Darrel Barnhill – 14,814

District 3:

Dr. Lamar White – 20,187
Jerry Buckman – 18,580

District 5:

Dr. Diane Kelley – 25,280
Cara Marion – 13,220

Other wins across the area include Congressman Matt Gaetz with nearly 70% of the votes, Doug Broxson, Jay Trumbull, and Joel Rudman.

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Incumbents sweep Okaloosa County on Tuesday’s election night

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