Results are in; Melvin wins primary election

In what Supervisor of Elections Ann Bodenstein called an "unprecented election," primary results for Santa Rosa County are in, and it looks like some incumbents are out.

Republican Jim Melvin edged out incumbent Gordon Goodin to claim the Board of County Comissioner District 2 seat.

The rest of the results are as follows:

Republican Party

US Senate

William Escoffery, III             1,535   8.42

William Billy Kogut                 1,975   10.83

Marco Rubio                            14,730   80.76

Governor and Lt Governor

Mike McCalister                      2,326   12.37

Bill McCollum                         7,137   37.95

Rick Scott                                9,341   49.68

Attorney General

Holly Benson                           10,535   57.53

Pam Bondi                               3,541   19.34

Jeff Kottkamp                          4,237   23.14

State Senator Dist 2

Greg Evers                               8,230   73.73

Mike Hill                                  2,933   26.27

State Representative Dist 1

Greg Brown                             4,005   28.80

Doug Broxson                          5,712   41.08

Ricky G. Perritt                        595      4.28

Ferd Salomon                           3,594   25.84

Board of County Commissioners Dist 2

Robert "Bob" Cole                   6,760   38.69

Claude Duvall                          5,073   29.03

Ron Scott                                 3,855   22.06

Clifton Wheeler                       1,785   10.22

Board of County Commissioners Dist 4

Ruth Dupont Esser                  4,274   18.28

Mark A. Goode                        2,747   11.75

Gordon Goodin                       7,473   31.96

Jim Melvin                               8,891   38.02

Democratic Party

US Senate

Glenn A. Burkett                     529      10.84

Maurice A. Ferre                      189      3.87

Jeff Greene                              2,657   54.45

Kendrick B. Meek                   1,505   30.84

Governor and Lt Governor

Brian P. Moore                         1,663   36.09

Alex Sink                                 2,945   63.91

Attorney General

Dave Aronberg                        1,951   44.86

Dan Gelber                               2,398   55.14

Non-Partisaan

Circuit Judge Circuit 1 Group 3

Kenneth L. Brooks, Jr.             4,885   21.55

Clint Davis                               4,290   18.92

Michael A. Flowers                  5,230   23.07

Mike Lawson                           3,073   13.55

Alishia W. McDonald              3,094   13.65

Robert E. McGill, III               2,099    9.26

School Board Member Dist 1

Dale Anderson                         9,194   39.66

Shepherd Iverson                     2,149   9.27

Diane Scott                              11,837   51.07

School Board Member Dist 3

Carol Boston                            10,362   45.65

Diane Coleman                        12,337   54.35

School Board Member Dist 5

Tom Naile                                10,573   47.11

Scott Thomas Peden                11,872   52.89