Here’s your ultimate guide to Brevard County election results

by Junna Base November 6, 2024

The polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Brevard County, and local voters are done filling out their four-page ballots on races ranging from president to town council seats.

In Brevard, it was a Republican sweep of partisan elections, with Republican-backed candidates also winning many of the nonpartisan races.

Among the races on the ballot was the presidency, a U.S. Senate seat and a U.S. House of Representatives seat. Within parts of Brevard County, there were races for one Florida Senate seat, five Florida House seats, three Brevard County Commission seats, one Brevard School Board seat, one County Court judge race, and mayor and city or town council seats in 11 municipalities.

There also are six statewide constitutional amendments on the ballot, as well as two countywide amendments or referendums, plus municipal amendments or referendums in eight cities or towns. Brevard voters also were asked for their thumbs-up or thumbs-down on retaining two Florida Supreme Court judges and seven 5th District Court of Appeal judges.

Voter turnout was 81.14% in Brevard County.

Here is a rundown of how the local races turned out, with links to stories on those elections:

Brevard 2024 Election Results: 2024 Brevard County Live Election Results

Florida 2024 Election Results: 2024 Florida General Election: Live Results and Maps

U.S. SENATE

Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen Rick Scott faced Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in this election. Both easily won their party’s primary elections on Aug. 20. Also running in this race were Libertarian Feena Bonoan; no party affiliation candidates Ben Everidge and Tuan Nguyen; and write-in candidate Howard Knepper. Scott defeated Mucarsel-Powell and the others in the election.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 8

Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey opted not to run for reelection this year. The candidates were Republican Mike Haridopolos and Democrat Sandy Kennedy, who each won their party’s primaries on Aug. 20. Haridopolos, a former Florida Senate president, won this election.

FLORIDA SENATE DISTRICT 19

This election was for the seat now held by Republican Debbie Mayfield, who could not run for reelection because of term limits, and instead ran this year for the Florida House District 32 seat and won. The candidates were Republican Randy Fine, a Florida House member who could seek reelection there because of term limits; and Democrat Vance Ahrens. Fine came out on top.

FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 30

Incumbent Republican Chase Tramont faced Democrat Kelly Smith in this race. The majority of the district is in Volusia County, with part of it in northern Brevard County. Tramont won the election.

FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 31

Incumbent Republican Tyler Sirois was seeking reelection, and faced Democrat Joanne Terry. Sirois won the election.

FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 32

This election was for the seat now held by Republican Florida Rep. Thad Altman, who could not run for reelection to the Florida House because of term limits, and instead ran this year for the Brevard County Commission District 5 seat, and won. The candidates were Republican Debbie Mayfield, a state senator who could seek reelection to the Senate because of term limits; and Democrat Juan Hinojosa. Mayfield won the election.

FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 33

This election is for the seat now held by Randy Fine, who could not run for reelection because of term limits, and instead ran this year for the Florida Senate District 19 seat, and won. The candidate were Democrat Vernon Mitchell Andreson Jr. and Republican’s Monique Miller, both of whom won primary elections on Aug. 20. Miller won the election.

FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 34

Incumbent Republican Robert Brackett faced Democrat Joseph Alejandro Martinez in this race. Most of the district is in Indian River County County, with part of it in southern Brevard County. Brackett won the election.

BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF

Incumbent Republican Wayne Ivey was seeking reelection against write-in candidate Brian Allen Potters. Ivey won the election.

BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 1

This election is for the seat now held by Republican Rita Pritchett, who could not run for reelection because of term limits, and instead ran this year for the Brevard County tax collector, and lost in a primary. The candidates were Democrat Bryan Bobbitt, Republican Katie Delaney and Libertarian Nathan Slusher. Delaney won a four-candidate Republican primary on Aug. 20. Delaney won this election as well.

BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 3

This election was for the seat now held by Republican John Tobia, who could not run for reelection because of term limits, and instead ran this year for the Brevard County supervisor of elections and lost in a primary. The candidates were Republican Kim Adkinson, who won a GOP primary; and Democrat Yvonne Minus. Adkinson won this election

BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 5

This election was for the seat now held by Republican Jason Steele, who was not running this year to retain his seat. He was appointed to the seat by Gov. Ron DeSantis after the resignation of former District 5 Commissioner Kristine Zonka. The candidates were Republican Thad Altman, who won a Republican primary; and Democrat Vinnie Taranto Jr. Altman, a member of the Florida House of Representatives, could not seek reelection to the House because of term limits. Altman won this election.

BREVARD SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 4

Incumbent Matt Susin was seeking reelection. None of the four candidate received more than 50% of the vote in an Aug. 20 primary, so the top two finishers — Susin and Avanese Taylor — were in a runoff election on Nov. 5. Susin defeated Taylor.

JUDICIAL RACES

A three-candidate race on Aug. 20 for County Judge Group 6 went to a runoff election on Nov. 5 between Assistant State Attorney Clarissa Harrell and private attorney Margaret “Maggie” Wagner after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote. The incumbent in this races was not seeking reelection. Harrell won this election.

This year, there also were seven appellate judges from the 5th District Court of Appeals, as well as two Supreme Court of Florida justices, on the ballot for retention votes. All retained their seats.

MUNICIPAL RACES

All municipal elections are nonpartisan.

CAPE CANAVERAL

Incumbent Mayor Wes Morrison was challenged by former City Council member Angela Raymond, and won his election.

COCOA

In the mayor’s race, Incumbent Mayor Mike Blake was challenged by George Allen Cowart. Candidates for two City Council seats were unopposed incumbents — Lavander Hearn in District 2 and Patricia Weeks in District 3. Blake was reelected as mayor.

COCOA BEACH

Incumbent Mayor Keith Capizzi was challenged by former Mayor Dave Netterstrom. In a City Commission Seat 2 race, incumbent Joshua Jackson was challenged by Angela Cobb. In a City Commission Seat 3 race, the candidates were Michael Johnson and Tim Tumulty for the seat now held by Karalyn Woulas, who was not running this year. The winners were Capizzi, Jackson and Tumulty.

GRANT-VALKARIA

All municipal elections were unopposed.

INDIALANTIC

All municipal elections were unopposed.

INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH

In a Seat 3 City Council race, incumbent Shauna Hume was challenged by Susan Ruimy. Ruimy narrowly won the seat.

MALABAR

All municipal elections were unopposed.

MELBOURNE MAYOR

Incumbent Mayor Paul Alfrey was challenged by Hazel Buggs and former Mayor Kathy Meehan. Alfrey won reelection.

MELBOURNE CITY COUNCIL

Three seats were being contested. In District 1, it was Dean Paterakis vs. Marcus Smith. In District 3, it was David Neuman vs. Kendra Rae Thompson. In District 5, it was incumbent Mimi Hanley vs. Samantha Nazario. The winners were Smith, Neuman and Hanley.

MELBOURNE BEACH

Four candidates were seeking two seats on the Melbourne Beach Town Commission — former Commissioner Joyce Barton, Anna Butler, Tim Reed and incumbent Commissioner Marivi Walker. The winners were Butler and Reed.

MELBOURNE VILLAGE

All municipal elections were unopposed.

PALM BAY MAYOR

Incumbent Mayor Rob Medina won reelection by getting more than 50% of the vote in a three-candidate primary on Aug. 20.

PALM BAY CITY COUNCIL SEAT 2

Incumbent Donny Felix was seeking reelection. He and Richard Mike Hammer were in a runoff election, after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in a three-candidate primary. The winner was Hammer.

PALM BAY CITY COUNCIL SEAT 3

Incumbent Randy Foster resigned for health reasons. The Palm Bay City Council filled the vacancy with Philip Weinberg, who was not running for the seat in this election. Six candidates competed in an Aug. 20 primary for the seat. After no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, the top-two finishers — Chandler Langevin and Alfy Agarie — were in a Nov. 5 runoff election. The winner was Langevin.

PALM BAY CITY COUNCIL SEAT 5

Five candidates were running for this seat — Jimmy Backus, Paul D. Galbreath II, Mike Jaffe, Eduardo Macaya and David Rodriguez. The seat has been vacant since Peter Filiberto resigned last year, and the City Council was not able to appoint a replacement by the deadline. So this was a special election to see who will serve out the remaining two years of the four-year term. The winner was Jaffe,

PALM SHORES

All municipal elections were unopposed.

ROCKLEDGE

Tara L. Connor and Josiah Gattle were running for City Council Seat 6, with incumbent Ted J. Hartselle not seeking reelection. For Seat 5, incumbent Duane Daski was unopposed. The Seat 4 winner was Connor.

SATELLITE BEACH MAYOR

Incumbent Steven L. Osmer faced a challenge from Gabriel Johnson. The winner was Osmer.

SATELLITE BEACH CITY COUNCIL

Two seats were open in the race for Satellite Beach City Council, with current council member Mindy Gibson termed out and another member, David Vigliotti, stepping down. The candidates were Nicolle Boujaber, Mike Chase, Jazzie Hennings and Stephen Sams. The winners were Chase and Sams.

TITUSVILLE MAYOR

Incumbent Mayor Dan Diesel ran for the Brevard County Commission District 1 seat, but lost in a Republican primary. The three candidates who sought to succeed him were Vickie J. Conklin, Andrew David Connors and Joe C. Robinson. No candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the primary, so the top two finishers, Conklin and Connors, were in a runoff election. The winner was Connors.

TITUSVILLE CITY COUNCIL

For Seat 2, Christopher Lance Childs and incumbent Sarah Seree Stoeckel were running. For Seat 3, Megan Diana Moscoso and William “Billy” David Specht were running. Incumbent Seat 3 City Council member Joe Robinson ran for Titusville mayor, but lost in a primary. The winners were Stoeckel and Moscoso.

WEST MELBOURNE

City Council member Andrea Young won the mayor’s seat in an unopposed election. Seven candidates were running for five available seats on the City Council — incumbent Pat Bentley, Adam Gaffney, Austin Gaylord, Kim McGibany, Alexis McGuire, incumbent Stephen Phrampus and incumbent Helen Voltz. The incumbent City Council members not in this race were Young; John Dittmore, who lost a Republican primary for Brevard County Commission in District 3; and Daniel McDow, who lost a Democrat primary for Congress in District 8. The winners were Bentley, Gaylord and McGuire for four-year terms; as well as Gaffney and Voltz for two-year terms (filling Dittmore and Young’s unexpired terms), based on initial, unofficial results. The sixth-place finisher, Phrampus, was nine votes behind Gaffney, which will mean a recount will be done.

FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1

This amendment would make school board elections partisan. It would need 60% support for passage, but fell short.

FLORIDA AMENDMENT 2

This amendment would add the right to hunt and fish to Florida’s Constitution. It needed 60% support for passage, and was approved.

FLORIDA AMENDMENT 3

This amendment would legalize the use of marijuana for persons at least age 21. It needed 60% support for passage, and fell short of approval.

FLORIDA AMENDMENT 4

This amendment would allow abortions in the time frame before “viability” of the fetus. It needed 60% support for passage, and fell short of approval.

FLORIDA AMENDMENT 5

This amendment would provide inflation adjustment to homestead property tax exemption. It needed 60% support for passage, and was approved.

FLORIDA AMENDMENT 6

This amendment would repeal of the provision in the Florida Constitution which requires public financing for campaigns of candidates for elective statewide office who agree to campaign spending limits. It needed 60% support for passage, and fell short of approval.

CHARTER AMENDMENT ON COUNTY COMMISSIONER SALARIES

This amendment would have the effect of increasing salaries for Brevard County commissioners by setting the salary at 90% of what is set forth in Chapter 145, Florida Statutes for county commissioners in Florida. The current salary for Brevard County commissioners is $60,272.98. If the amendment was approved, the salary would have increase to $102,509.10, based on that formula. That’s an increase of 70%. It was defeated.

BREVARD TAX ABATEMENT REFERENDUM

This referendum dealt with Brevard County properly tax breaks for expanding business. It was approved, as were two similar amendments in Cocoa and Rockledge related to city property taxes.

TERM LIMIT PROPOSALS

In West Melbourne, voters approved a charter amendment imposing term limits on the mayor and City Council members. The term limit will be three consecutive four-year terms for each office.

In Melbourne, voters defeated a proposal to increase existing term limits for the mayor and the six other City Council members. Currently, no one serving as mayor or council member may serve more than two consecutive terms of four years. The proposed charter change would have amended that so a person serving as mayor or council member could serve up to three consecutive terms of four years each in that position.

Dave Berman is business editor at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Berman at [email protected], on X at @bydaveberman and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dave.berman.54

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Here’s your ultimate guide to Brevard County election results

U.S. SENATE

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 8

FLORIDA SENATE DISTRICT 19

FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 30

FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 31

FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 32

FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 33

FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 34

BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF

BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 1

BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 3

BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 5

BREVARD SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 4

JUDICIAL RACES

MUNICIPAL RACES

CAPE CANAVERAL

COCOA

COCOA BEACH

GRANT-VALKARIA

INDIALANTIC

INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH

MALABAR

MELBOURNE MAYOR

MELBOURNE CITY COUNCIL

MELBOURNE BEACH

MELBOURNE VILLAGE

PALM BAY MAYOR

PALM BAY CITY COUNCIL SEAT 2

PALM BAY CITY COUNCIL SEAT 3

PALM BAY CITY COUNCIL SEAT 5

PALM SHORES

ROCKLEDGE

SATELLITE BEACH MAYOR

SATELLITE BEACH CITY COUNCIL

TITUSVILLE MAYOR

TITUSVILLE CITY COUNCIL

WEST MELBOURNE

FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1

FLORIDA AMENDMENT 2

FLORIDA AMENDMENT 3

FLORIDA AMENDMENT 4

FLORIDA AMENDMENT 5

FLORIDA AMENDMENT 6

CHARTER AMENDMENT ON COUNTY COMMISSIONER SALARIES

BREVARD TAX ABATEMENT REFERENDUM

TERM LIMIT PROPOSALS

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