The front-runners of the success on Election Day are elected officials, but local political party members put in hours of work year-round behind the scenes.
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel continued to defend herself after uproar from some Republicans after the party suffered losses nationwide in elections on Tuesday.
The two open council seats of Atlantic Beach have been filled, but the new mayor is still to be determined. How and when that race will be decided is still unclear.