Florida’s 20th District
Self-funding healthcare executive Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was certified as the winner of the Democratic primary to replace the late Rep. Alcee Hastings, meaning she’s the prohibitive favorite to win the special general election on Jan. 11. The result came after a recount that confirmed Cherfilus-McCormick won five more votes than her closest opponent, Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness.
In a field of 11 candidates, Holness had started out as the nominal frontrunner, but Cherfilus-McCormick spent $1.7 million of her own money (almost as much as the rest of the field combined) to boost her name ID via…
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