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Qualifying reshapes Sarasota ballot, sets GOP-only fight for District 2 Commission seat
Qualifying also decided several races outright. The post Qualifying reshapes Sarasota ballot, sets GOP-only fight for District 2 Commission seat appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government. .
One of Sarasota County’s top local races effectively moved from November to August when qualifying closed this week, with Democrats falling off the ballot in County Commission District 2 and leaving the seat to be decided in a Republican Primary.
Democrat Andrew Bevan did not qualify, and the other Democrat to file, Robert Miller , who had filed June 10, withdrew — leaving Republican incumbent Mark Smith and his Primary opponent, Kristina Sargent , as the only qualified candidates for the seat. …
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