AP Calls Florida's 19th District for Schwartzel as Amendment 3 Passes to Expand the Homestead Exemption
Results rolled in on election night, November 3, in Florida. According to the Naples Daily News's live coverage, Republican Jim Schwartzel won the 19th Congressional District with 143,836 votes, or 58.65 percent, defeating Democrat Victor Arias, who took 98,590 votes, or 40.2 percent; Schwartzel succeeds Representative Byron Donalds, and the Associated Press also called the district for him. In the newly drawn 22nd District, Democrat Pia Dandiya beat Republican Casey Askar, 51.92 percent to 48.08 percent. By that night, more than 8.3 million Floridians had voted statewide.
On constitutional amendments, Amendment 3 drew 61.8 percent support with about 90 percent of ballots counted, above the 60 percent threshold required to pass; the amendment expands the homestead exemption to lower homeowners' property taxes. Most Florida counties closed their polls at 7 p.m. The report noted that election-night figures are preliminary counts and final results are subject to certification by county election officials.
(Source: Associated Press)
Source: Associated Press
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