Brevard County voters will be casting ballots in two special elections on June 10 to fill upcoming vacancies in the Florida Legislature.
Registered Republicans voted in primaries on April 1 in Florida Senate District 19 and Florida House District 32. Florida is a “closed primary” state, so only registered Republicans were able to vote in those primaries. Debbie Mayfield won the four-candidate Senate District 19 primary, and Brian Hodgers won the three-candidate House District 32 primary.
The winners of the primaries will face Democratic candidates in a June 10 special general election that is open to all voters. The Democratic candidates are Vance Ahrens in Senate District 19 and Juan Hinojosa in House District 32.
Here are details about those two races:
FLORIDA SENATE DISTRICT 19
This election is for the seat previously held by Republican Randy Fine. He was elected to the seat in November, but resigned, effective March 31, as he sought to fill a vacant seat in Congress, in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, a six-county area that includes Daytona Beach. That election was April 1, and Fine won that race.
Florida Senate District 19 includes all of Brevard County south of Titusville.
The election winner will serve the remainder of Fine’s four-year term, which runs until November 2028. Florida Senate members have a salary of $29,697 a year.
FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 32
This is the election for the seat now held by Republican Debbie Mayfield. She was elected to the seat in November, but is resigning, effective June 9, as she seeks to fill the now-vacant Florida Senate District 19 seat. Mayfield held that seat until November 2024, when she could not seek reelection because of term limits.
House District 32 includes parts of Central Brevard County.
The election winner will serve the remainder of Mayfield’s two-year term, which runs until November 2026. Florida House members have a salary of $29,697 a year.
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Dave Berman is business editor at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Berman at dberman@floridatoday.com, on X at @bydaveberman and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dave.berman.54
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