Former Jacksonville sheriff John Rutherford and Al Lawson have been elected to Congress.
Rutherford is a Republican who served as sheriff in Duval County before Sheriff Mike Williams.
Results: 2016 General Election
He beat Democrat David Bruderly and Independent Gary Koniz in the race for Ander Crenshaw's District 4 seat.
Rutherford beat six other republicans for the nomination in August.
Way to go, @JRutherfordFL! We are proud to have you continue your prestigious record of service to FL in Wash. DC.
— Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) November 9, 2016
He said he plans to fight for our military veterans and homeland security.
Al Lawson is a Democrat who beat Glo Smith (R) for Corrine Brown's seat.
Brown was ousted in the August primary.
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Republican Ted Yoho has been elected to U.S. House, District 3 and Republican Ron DeSantis was elected to U.S. House, District 6.
#ElectionDay Results:
— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) November 9, 2016
Former Sheriff John Rutherford U.S. Rep - 4th Congressional District of Florida. https://t.co/gXGZDweRzh #FLVotes pic.twitter.com/c4p0EsemOZ
Action News Jax is calling the U.S. House, Florida's District 5 race for Al Lawson.
— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) November 9, 2016
Results: https://t.co/gXGZDweRzh #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/6Iqf5xZXnJ
AP:Ted Yoho & Ron DeSantis win re-election to congress. @ActionNewsJax #ElectionNight
— Paige Kelton (@PaigeANjax) November 9, 2016
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