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Recount confirms Sherri Cox’s narrow victory in Okaloosa County Commission race

In the early hours of Sunday, August 25, 2024, the Okaloosa Supervisor of Elections office released the official results of the highly anticipated recount for the County Commissioner District 3 Republican primary race. The final tallies after the recount are as follows: Cox’s victory was confirmed just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, concluding a tense […]

In the early hours of Sunday, August 25, 2024, the Okaloosa Supervisor of Elections office released the official results of the highly anticipated recount for the County Commissioner District 3 Republican primary race.

  • Sherri Cox has been declared the winner, maintaining her lead by a slim margin.

The final tallies after the recount are as follows:

  • Sherri Cox: 7,604 votes
  • Keri Pitzer: 7,590 votes
  • Andrew Rencich: 7,377 votes
  • Heath Rominger: 5,209 votes
  • Wade Albert Merritt: 4,506 votes

Cox’s victory was confirmed just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, concluding a tense recount process that began on Saturday morning. The final results show Cox winning by 14 votes, a slight increase from the 13-vote lead she held in the initial count.

The recount was triggered automatically due to the extremely close margin between Cox and Pitzer, falling well within Florida’s 0.5% threshold for a mandatory recount.

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  1. I too voted and yes every vote counts. Congratulations Sherri Cox on a very close win. I’m sure you will oversee great things for the area in which you will serve.

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