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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This proves that indeed every vote counts and yours is important…….
This was a fair and open election. I’m glad to be here and voted.
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.