Furr reelected to Broward County Commission; DuBose, McKinzie headed for runoff
Incumbent Broward County Commissioner Beam Furr appeared to be on his way to being reelected by a wide margin in the District 6 race on Tuesday.
Furr, who lives in Hollywood and has been on the commission for eight years, had a 40 percentage point lead over Jeffrey Jones with 38 of 40 of precincts reporting at 9 p.m.
▪ District 9: Lauderdale Lakes Mayor Hazelle Rogers had an overwhelming lead over Guithele Ruiz-Nicolas of Plantation with all but one precinct reporting at 9 p.m. Rogers had about 71% of the vote.
Rogers, a native of Jamaica, was first elected to the Lauderdale Lakes City Commission in 1996, and she served in the Florida House from 2008 to 2016.
▪ District 8: Former state representative and Fort Lauderdale commissioner Bobby DuBose and current Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Robert McKinzie appeared headed to a runoff in November.
With all but one precinct reporting as of 9 p.m., McKinzie has 47% of the vote, DuBose about 40% and Aude M.L. Sicard of North Lauderdale about 13%.
