With almost all votes tallied in the contest to choose a new South Florida member of Congress, Dale Holness and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick were effectively tied Tuesday in a primary that may not have a definitive result for another week or more. They are running to replace the late Congressman Alcee Hastings. Because most of the voters in this district are Democrats, the winner of this primary is likely the winner of the election. The winner of this primary will face Republican Jason Mariner on Jan. 11.
Cherfilus-McCormick and Holness each had just under 24% of the vote. The difference between the candidates is between 9-12 votes and a recount is very likely.
Holness won Broward County, where most of the primary voters live, and Cherfilus-McCormick was far ahead in Palm Beach County. Mathematically, none of the other nine candidates had a path to victory.
