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Voters in Palm Beach County participated in more than a dozen municipal elections on March 9.
Here are few highlights from Lake Worth Beach, Boca Raton, and Delray Beach.
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City of Lake Worth Beach:
The Lake Worth Beach commission is known for its viral shouting matches during the early stages of the pandemic. Three incumbents sought re-election to Lake Worth Beach’s city commission, including the seat once held by now-State Rep. Omari Hardy.
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Good Wednesday morning:
Donald Trump over Joe Biden by a couple of points on Election Day, and not much has changed in the four months since, according to new polling from Mason-Dixon.
The pollster didnât put the former President head-to-head with his successor, but it did find that Bidenâs job approval rating is underwater, with 47% of voters approving and 49% disapproving. The balance is undecided.
Floridians still prefer Donald Trump to Joe Biden, a new survey finds.
Biden does hold a dominant plus-77 approval rating among Black voters and enjoys a plus-12 among Hispanic voters, but White voters are decidedly not fans, handing him a minus-21. Women and South Florida residents were also on his side, too, though men and voters from every other region are nonplussed.
By Joel Malkin
19 municipalities in Palm Beach County held elections on Tuesday and we have the results.
One of the biggest headlines coming off of the elections is that three longtime incumbents in Lake Worth Beach have lost to challengers.
They include three-term Mayor Pam Triolo, who was defeated by one-time city attorney Betty Resch.
In District 1, Sarah Malega beat incumbent Commissioner Scott Maxwell and incumbent Andy Amoroso fell to challenger Kim Stokes in District 3.
Triolo, Maxwell and Amoroso had all been in office nearly ten years and the other candidates in those races made term limits a big part of the discussions.
Belle Glade election: Three win commission seats
With all six of the city s precincts reporting,
Joaquin Almazan,
Andrew Kenny Berry finished first in the races for three city commission seats.
Almazan, vice president of the Palm Beach County Democratic Party s Hispanic Chamber, opposed Stephen Messam for Seat C. Incumbent Larry Underwood did not seek re-election.
Wilkerson, the incumbent in Seat B, faced a challenge from Robert C. Mitchell.
Berry, senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Worship Center in Belle Glade, challenged incumbent Johnny Burroughs Jr. for Seat E.
Boca Raton election: Two incumbents win
Voters returned two incumbents to the City Council by comfortable margins.