Now that the polls have closed, the results are coming in.

Below are some of the big races in Central Florida.

Brevard County Results

9:07p.m.:

Cocoa Beach Mayor (4/4 precincts have reported in.): Ben Malik wins the mayor's race with 4,255 votes or 59.29 percent, while his opponent Adrianne Dillion got 2,921 votes or 40.71 percent.

Cocoa Mayor (12/12 precincts have reported in.): Mayor Henry Parrish has won the race with 5,366 votes or 71.29 percent while Dontatvious "Tay" Smith has 2,161 votes or 28.71 percent.

Titusville Mayor (9/9 precincts have reported in.): Walt Johnson is the new mayor of Titusville with 12,298 votes or 55.47 percent while Robert Jordan received 9,871 votes or 44.53 percent.

 

8:21 p.m.:

Cocoa Beach Mayor (4/4 precincts have reported in.): Ben Malik wins the mayor's race with 4,255 votes or 59.29 percent, while his opponent Adrianne Dillion got 2,921 votes or 40.71 percent.

Cocoa Mayor (10/12 precincts have reported in.): Mayor Henry Parrish has 5,108 votes or 73.35 percent while Dontatvious "Tay" Smith has 1,856 votes or 26.65 percent.

Titusville Mayor (9/9 precincts have reported in.): Walt Johnson is the new mayor of Titusville with 12,298 votes or 55.47 percent while Robert Jordan received 9,871 votes or 44.53 percent.

 

7:31 p.m.: 

Cocoa Beach Mayor (4/4 precincts have reported in.): Ben Malik wins the mayor's race with 4,255 votes or 59.29 percent, while his opponent Adrianne Dillion got 2,921 votes or 40.71 percent.

Cocoa Mayor (6/12 precincts have reported in.): Mayor Henry Parrish has 4,599 votes or 73.71 percent while Dontatvious "Tay" Smith has 1,640 votes or 26.29 percent.

Titusville Mayor (8/9 precincts have reported in.): Walt Johnson has 11,972 votes or 55.47 percent while Robert Jordan has 9,610 votes or 44.53 percent.

For results from the rest of the races in your area, go to our results page.

Flagler County Results

9:10 p.m.: (23/23 precincts have reported in.)

County Commission District 5: Republican challenger Donald O'Brien has won the race with 31,266 votes, or 59.27 percent while Democratic incumbent George Hanns, who has held the seat since 1992, has 21,488 votes or 40.73 percent.

Flagler County Sheriff: Republican challenger Rick Staly is the new sheriff with 30,066 votes or 53.88 percent and Democratic opponent Larry Jones lost with 21,697 votes or 38.88 percent.

Non-party affiliation candidate Thomas Dougherty has 4,041 votes or 7.24 percent. 

 

8:12 p.m.: (22/23 precincts have reported in.)

County Commission District 5: Republican challenger Donald O'Brien has 31,048 votes, or 59.33 percent while Democratic incumbent George Hanns has 21,286 votes or 40.67 percent.

Flagler County Sheriff: Republican challenger Rick Staly has 29,865 votes or 53.94 percent and Democratic opponent Larry Jones has 21,498 votes or 38.83 percent. Non-party affiliation candidate Thomas Dougherty has 4,000 votes or 7.23 percent.

 

7:38 p.m.: (18/23 precincts have reported in.)

County Commission District 5: Republican challenger Donald O'Brien has 28,717 votes, or 58.98 percent, Democratic incumbent George Hanns has 19,976 votes or 41.02 percent.

Flagler County Sheriff: Republican challenger Rick Staly has 27,613 votes or 53.61 percent and Democratic opponent Larry Jones has 20,242 votes or 39.30 percent. Non-party affiliation candidate Thomas Dougherty has 3,654 votes or 7.09 percent.

 

7:22 p.m.: (7/23 precincts have reported in.)

County Commission District 5: Republican challenger Donald O'Brien has 24,072 votes, or 58.65 percent, Democratic incumbent George Hanns has 16,972 votes or 41.35 percent.

Flagler County Sheriff: Republican challenger Rick Staly has 23,246 votes or 53.68 percent and Democratic opponent Larry Jones has 17,157 votes or 39.62 percent. Non-party affiliation candidate Thomas Dougherty has 2,904 votes or 6.71 percent.

For results from the rest of the races in your area, go to our results page.

Lake County Results

9:16 p.m. (107/107 precincts have reported in.)

Lake County Sheriff: Sheriff Peyton Grinnell has beaten his opponent with 107,029 votes or 67.47 percent, while Charles "Chuck" Broadway lost with 51,607 votes or 32.53 percent.  

 

8:26 p.m. (104/107 precincts have reported in.)

Lake County Sheriff: Sheriff Peyton Grinnell has 105,971 votes or 67.38 percent, while Charles "Chuck" Broadway has 51,311 votes or 32.62 percent. 

 

7:44 p.m. (101/107 precincts have reported in.)

Lake County Sheriff: Sheriff Peyton Grinnell has 103,888 votes or 67.62 percent, while Charles "Chuck" Broadway has 49,754 votes or 32.38 percent.

For results from the rest of the races in your area, go to our results page.

Marion County Results

9:21 p.m. (125/125 precincts have reported in.)

Marion County Sheriff: Republican Billy Woods has won the race with 107,259 votes or 62.75 percent while Democratic challenger Dennis McFatten had 63,680 votes or 37.25 percent.  

 

8:30 p.m. (51/125 precincts have reported in.)

Marion County Sheriff: Republican Billy Woods has 78,275 votes or 62.30 percent while Democratic challenger Dennis McFatten has 47,363 votes or 37.70 percent. 

 

7:49 p.m. (31/125 precincts have reported in.)

Marion County Sheriff: Republican Billy Woods has 70,631 votes or 61.95 percent while Democratic challenger Dennis McFatten has 43,383 votes or 38.05 percent.

For results from the rest of the races in your area, go to our results page.

Orange County Results

8:57 p.m. (247/247 precincts have reported in.)

Orange County Sheriff: Sheriff Jerry Demings has won the race with 340,733 or 65.35 percent while Republican challenger Spike Hopkins lost with 180,644 or 34.65 percent. 

8:29 p.m. (241/247 precincts have reported in.)

Orange County Sheriff: Sheriff Jerry Demings has 338,476 or 65.29 percent and Republican challenger Spike Hopkins has 179,920 or 34.71 percent.

 

7:49 p.m. (163/247 precincts have reported in.)

Orange County Sheriff: Sheriff Jerry Demings has 312,289 or 65.57 percent and Republican challenger Spike Hopkins has 163,981 or 34.43 percent.

For results from the rest of the races in your area, go to our results page.

Osceola County Results

9:52 p.m.: (88/88 precincts have reported in.)

City Council Member Seat 1: Challenger Nathan Blackwell has won the mayor's seat with 10,624 votes, or 56.01 percent, while St. Cloud Council Deputy Mayor Jeff Rinehart received 8,343 votes or 43.99 percent.

Clerk of the Court: Democrat incumbent Armando Ramirez gets to keep his job with 77,094 votes, or 62.13 percent and Malcom Thompson, who is a non-party affiliation candidate, has 46,998 votes or 37.87 percent.

 

9:26 p.m.: (Not all of the precincts have reported in.)

City Council Member Seat 1: Nathan Blackwell has 10,145 votes, or 55.83 percent, while St. Cloud Council Deputy Mayor Jeff Rinehart has 8,025 votes or 44.17 percent.

Clerk of the Court: Democrat incumbent Armando Ramirez has 75,243 votes, or 62.53 percent and Malcom Thompson, who is a non-party affiliation candidate, has 45,095 votes or 37.47 percent.  

 

8:41p.m.: (Not all of the precincts have reported in.)

City Council Member Seat 1: Nathan Blackwell has 9,697 votes, or 55.63 percent, while St. Cloud Council Deputy Mayor Jeff Rinehart has 7,735 votes or 44.37 percent.

Clerk of the Court: Democrat incumbent Armando Ramirez has 74,824 votes, or 62.59 percent and Malcom Thompson, who is a non-party affiliation candidate, has 44,716 votes or 37.41 percent.  

 

7:13 p.m.: (Not all of the precincts have reported in.) 

City Council Member Seat 1: Nathan Blackwell has 8,192 votes, or 55.76 percent, while St. Cloud Council Deputy Mayor Jeff Rinehart has 6,499 votes or 44.24 percent.

Clerk of the Court: Democrat incumbent Armando Ramirez has 58,820 votes, or 62.40 percent and Malcom Thompson, who is a non-party affiliation candidate, has 35,438 votes or 37.60 percent. 

For results from the rest of the races in your area, go to our results page.

Sumter County Results

7:59 p.m.: (1/1 of the precinct have reported in.)

Mayor of Webster and City Council Seat 2: Challenger Paul Remis is the new mayor with 123 votes while the incumbent Kelly Williams received 116.

For results from the rest of the races in your area, go to our results page.

Volusia County Results

8:52 p.m.: (125/125 of the precinct have reported in.)

Orange City Mayor: Vice Mayor Gary Blair is now mayor with a total of 2,575 votes or 56.3 percent while council member Michael Wright received 2,001 votes or 43.7.9 percent.

Port Orange Mayor: Don Burnette is the new mayor with 16,239 votes or 58.1 percent and Ted Noftall had 11,708 votes or 41.9 percent.

 

8:04 p.m.: (108/125 of the precinct have reported in.)

Orange City Mayor: Vice Mayor Gary Blair has 2,110 votes or 57.1 percent while council member Michael Wright has 1,583 votes or 42.9 percent.

Port Orange Mayor: Don Burnette has 16,239 votes or 58.1 percent and Ted Noftall has 11,708 votes or 41.9 percent.

For results from the rest of the races in your area, go to our results page.

Central Florida local election highlights

There are many Central Florida races and issues that will be gracing the ballots this election.

Below are just some of the highlights that voters will want to keep an eye on.

Brevard County

Henry U. Parrish III has been Cocoa's mayor since November 2012. Some of the issues that he is concerned about, according to the city's page, is the negative image Cocoa has when it comes to crime and a lack of economic development.

The incumbent's challenger is Dontavious "Tay" Smith, who according to his campaign site, is representing everyone, from conservatives to liberals, to the rich and poor and the everything category you can think of.

However, it is not Smith's first attempt to run for mayor. According to Smith, he tried to run for mayor in 2008 after graduating from Florida A&M University that same year.

As Cocoa Beach's Mayor Tim Tumulty is stepping down, two others are looking to take his place. Adrianne Dillion and Ben Malik are both trying to win the mayor's seat.

Dillion was a Cocoa Beach City commissioner twice, from 1996 to 1997 and again from 2012 to 2014, while Malik is a vice president and commercial banker for Florida Bank of Commerce.

Melbourne is another town with a big race, but this one has three challengers. Mayor Kathy Meehan is fighting to keep her seat against Dr. Hazel Buggs and Mike Nowlin, who is currently serving his eighth year as District 1 representative on the Melbourne City Council.

When Titusville Mayor Jim Tulley announced last year that he would not seek a third term, former Brevard School Board member Robert Jordan declared that he was running for the seat.  Jordan is facing off against Vice Mayor Walt Johnson for the position.

Get more election information for Brevard County here.

Flagler County

For most partisan races on the ballot, you'll see a Democratic challenger facing off against a Republican opponent, but sometimes members of the same party are the ones to watch out for.

That was the case for incumbent Flagler County Sheriff Jim Manfre, who lost an August primary election battle to fellow Democrat Larry Jones.

Jones, who has a long history in law enforcement, is running against Republican challenger Rick Staly, who also has an extended career as a law enforcement officer.

Get more election information for Flagler County here.

Lake County

Peyton Grinnell, who has been with the county's sheriff's office since 1994, is making a run for sheriff. So is Chuck Broadway, who started his career with the New York City Police Department 20 years ago.

A big issue on the ballot this year is the North Lake Hospital referendum, which voters will decide on Tuesday. The referendum is designed to provide tax dollars to, in part, help cover the cost of clinics for the care of needy people who do not have health insurance.

Get more election information for Lake County here.

Marion County

The Marion County Sheriff's race started with controversy when Chris Blair was indicted by a grand jury amid an excessive force investigation and resigned from his position as sheriff. As part of the plea deal, Blair could not run for re-election as sheriff.

Voters can now choose between Democrat Dennis McFatten and Republican William "Billy" Woods, both with long careers in law enforcement. Woods and McFatten will not just have to race against each other, but outrace the shadow of the controversy.

Get more election information for Marion County here.

Orange County

Democrat incumbent Jerry Demings is fighting to keep his seat as Orange County sheriff against his Republican challenger Spike Hopkins.

Usually, a position like a county property appraiser doesn't cause much excitement in a political race, but there was some controversy for Rick Singh. In 2015, Republican Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and other county leaders raised questions about the Democratic incumbent's spending following media reports.

However, the county's comptroller cleared Singh and his office of any wrongdoing.

Not only does Singh have to deal with accusations, but he has to also focus against his rivals, Republican Edward DeAguilera and write-in candidate Christopher Casler.

Most political junkies wouldn’t eye a race for Soil and Water Group 1, but in addition to Michael Barber and Maria Bolton-Joubert running, there is also 18-year-old Star Grayson as a candidate.

She happens to be the daughter of Alan Grayson, who lost to Patrick Murphy for the Democratic ticket in the U.S. Senate race.

And her new stepmother, Dena Grayson, was defeated in the Democratic primary race for Florida's 9th congressional district.

Get more election information for Orange County here.

Osceola County

St. Cloud Council Deputy Mayor Jeff Rinehart is hoping to win the mayor's seat, but he has to beat Nathan Blackwell to do it.

Blackwell faced some opposition when some people were upset that his Cornerstone Church, where he is a senior pastor and founder, was going to be a polling place.

However, the supervisor of elections told News 13 in August that there were no other places that could accommodate the number of voters assigned to his church.

The race for the Clerk of the Court has candidates who have faced controversy.

Armando Ramirez, the Democratic incumbent, fired staff when he got his position three years ago, but also hired his son's girlfriend as his personal assistant and gave Jennifer Soto a $20,000 raise. Her salary went from $95,000 to $115,000.

Malcom Thompson, who is a non-party affiliation candidate, simply wants his old job back as the county's Clerk of the Court.

However, in 2012 Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order to suspend Thompson after he was accused of shoving a secretary and assaulting another employee.

Get more election information for Osceola County here.

Seminole County

Many people are eyeing the Oviedo Referendum, which proposes the construction of a modern police station and to renovate the current Public Safety Complex.

Get more election information for Seminole County here.

Sumter County

South Sumter High School Principal Preston Morgan, a non-party affiliation candidate, is hoping to unseat Republican incumbent Richard Shirley for the title of Superintendent of Schools.

And Paul Remis is trying to oust Kelly Ann Williams as Webster mayor.

Get more election information for Sumter County here.

Volusia County

The county has two mayor's races, one in Orange City and the other in Port Orange.

Vice Mayor Gary Blair and council member Michael Wright are fighting for the top seat in Orange City.

Meanwhile, Don Burnett, who is on Port Orange's City Council District 2 seat, is hoping to become the city mayor.

Burnett is running against Ted Noftall, who was a public accountant in Canada before becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States. Noftall has owned and operated J&M Moving & Storage in Oak Heights Industrial subdivision for 18 years.

Get more election information for Volusia County here.

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