It is no secret that we're a new outlet. With that, comes understaffing. A parcel of this territory has been our sluggish rollout of endorsements in the primaries. This will not be a recurring issue, as we're planning a major addition of new writers andmembers to our team this fall. With that being said, here is a list of our final endorsements for the August 20th, 2024 primary elections. These candidates completed a questionnaire, with the exception of the statewide race. For the many thousands who vote on election day, this is for you.
STATEWIDE
U.S. Senate, Democratic Primary: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
U.S. HOUSE
CD-23, Republican Primary: No endorsement.
CD-27, Republican Primary: Mike Davey
CD-25 Democratic Primary: No endorsement. No candidate completed the questionnaire.
CD-25, Republican Primary: Chris Eddy
FL STATE SENATE
District 35: Chad Klitzman, Rodney Jacobs (Joint)
FL STATE HOUSE
House District 94, Republican Primary: Anthony Aguirre
House District 98: Emily Rodriguez, Mitch Rosenwald (Joint)
House District 99: Daryl Nevroy Campbell*
House District 107: Wallace Aristide
House District 115, Republican Primary: Moises Benhabib
PALM-BEACH COUNTY
School Board, District 1: Francesca Wernisch
County Commission, District 7: Bobby Powell
County Court Judge, Group 2: Lourdes Casanova
BROWARD COUNTY
Sheriff: Steve Geller, Gregory Tony(*) (Joint)
Tax Collector: Dwight Forrest, Abbey Ajayi (Joint)
Supervisor of Elections: Joe Scott*
School Board, District 1: Chris Canter
School Board, District 2: Rebecca Thompson
School Board, District 3: Sarah Leonardi*
School Board, District 5: Jeff Holness*
School Board, At-Large District 9: Debra "Debbi" Hixon*
Circuit Court Judge, Grp. 10: Alejandro “Alex” Arreaza
Circuit Court Judge, Grp. 25: Corey Brian Friedman
Circuit Court Judge, Grp. 38: Stefanie C. Moon*
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
Sheriff: John Barrow, Michael Gauger, Lauro Diaz (all three completed questionnaire)
Supervisor of Elections: Arnold "Arnie" Weiss
School Board, District 3: Martin Karp
* refers to incumbent.
Endorsements are the viewpoints of The County's Editorial Board members Elijah Manley, and Luc Saint-Genies. Endorsement may or may not reflect the personal beliefs and preferences of individual members of the Editorial Board, or The County's writers.