Ivey, Ellis, Evans, Blickley, Infantini Win
By Space Coast Daily // August 14, 2012
DECISION 2012
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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – With 98 percent of the vote in, Wayne Ivey, Scott Ellis, Hank Evans and Trudie Infantini have prevailed in their marquee local primary races.
Ivey, who defeated Todd Maddox by 10 points, will now face Democratic candidate Adrian Moss-Beasley for Brevard County Sheriff in the general election in November.
“It has been an exciting year,” said Ivey, who was celebrating his victory at the Island Lincoln Mercury auto dealership on Merritt Island.
Evans smoked incumbent Joe Matheny by a 2-1 margin to win the Port Canaveral Authority Seat 2. In what is obviously a mandate for free and fair enterprise at the Port, Evans’ election will most certainly bring a new perspective to how the Port should do business – as well as determining the future of current Port Canaveral CEO Stan Payne.
Sitting Brevard County Commissioner Trudie Infantini earned 56 percent of the vote to win, and will now face Democratic candidate Joe Pishgar in the general election in November.
Scott Ellis garnered more than 60 percent of the vote in defeating Mitch Needelman for the Brevard County Clerk of Courts. Ellis will now face Democrat Michael Gaeta in the general election in November.
“I am very humbled by the results of this election today,” said Ellis.
Results of all the primary races are as follows:
| US Senator, Rep | |||
| Connie Mack | 14,752 | (27.47%) |  |
| Mike McCalister | 4,382 | (8.159%) |  |
| Marielena Stuart | 3,035 | (5.651%) |  |
| Dave Weldon | 31,533 | (58.71%) |  |
| US Senator, Dem | |||
| Glenn A. Burkett | 4,845 | (19.75%) |  |
| Bill Nelson | 19,677 | (80.24%) |  |
| Public Defender, Rep | |||
| Ken Rhoden | 22,232 | (44.21%) |  |
| Blaise Trettis | 28,051 | (55.78%) |  |
| State Rep Dist 53, Rep | |||
| Tres Holton | 3,860 | (32.59%) |  |
| John Tobia | 6,178 | (52.17%) |  |
| Laureen Trent | 1,804 | (15.23%) |  |
| State Rep Dist 53, Dem | |||
| John Paul Alvarez | 3,614 | (57.58%) |  |
| Ed Lewis Geier | 2,662 | (42.41%) |  |
| Clerk of Circuit Court, Rep | |||
| Scott Ellis | 31,866 | (60.75%) |  |
| Mitch Needelman | 20,584 | (39.24%) |  |
| Sheriff, Rep | |||
| Wayne Ivey | 30,206 | (56.36%) |  |
| Todd Maddox | 23,384 | (43.63%) |  |
| Property Appraiser, Rep | |||
| Dana Blickley | 23,815 | (44.62%) |  |
| Jim Ford | 16,296 | (30.53%) |  |
| Jason Steele | 13,255 | (24.83%) |  |
| County Comm 3, Rep | |||
| Trudie J. Infantini | 5,134 | (55.99%) |  |
| Jason B. Mahaney | 1,438 | (15.68%) |  |
| Helen Voltz | 2,596 | (28.31%) |  |
| CPA Dist 2, UPC | |||
| John Hank Evans | 22,232 | (62.69%) |  |
| Joe D. Matheny | 13,230 | (37.30%) |  |
| CPA Dist 4, UPC | |||
| Bruce Deardoff | 17,954 | (52.26%) |  |
| Chuck Sheridan | 16,400 | (47.73%) |  |
| State Committeemen, Rep | |||
| Stephen Curtis | 6,503 | (15.40%) | |
| Chuck Sheridan | 8,394 | (19.88%) |  |
| Clyde Thodey | 4,117 | (9.750%) |  |
| Mike Thomas | 12,150 | (28.77%) |  |
| Frank Zilaitis | 11,059 | (26.19%) |  |
| State Committeewomen, Rep | |||
| Lea Anderson-Savage | 9,213 | (22.07%) |  |
| Carlyle Rogers | 18,706 | (44.81%) | |
| Regina A. Weiler | 13,822 | (33.11%) |  |
| Pct 429 Committeemen, Rep | |||
| Stuart Gorin | 146 | (35.52%) |  |
| Allan J Trucano | 171 | (41.60%) |  |
| Allan Udell | 94 | (22.87%) |  |
| Pct 107 Committeewomen, Dem | |||
| Billie Aldridge | 82 | (57.34%) |  |
| Ileana L. Yost | 61 | (42.65%) |  |
| Pct 112 Committeemen, Dem | |||
| Robert F. Chavier | 65 | (36.51%) |  |
| Donald L Hawthorne | 79 | (44.38%) |  |
| Charles Kinker | 34 | (19.10%) |  |
| Pct 115 Committeemen, Dem | |||
| Mark D. Conklin | 148 | (46.83%) |  |
| Jay Joseph | 113 | (35.75%) |  |
| Baltazar Sosa | 55 | (17.40%) |  |
| Pct 233 Committeewomen, Dem | |||
| Bettye Muse Bryant | 40 | (74.07%) |  |
| Lonnie Jean Ford | 14 | (25.92%) | |
| Pct 508 Committeewomen, Dem | |||
| Madeline Farley | 31 | (31.31%) |  |
| Laura Fausone | 68 | (68.68%) |  |
| Circuit Judge, Group 26 | |||
| Matthew Aungst | 21,886 | (29.56%) |  |
| Jim Earp | 52,153 | (70.43%) |  |
| County Judge, Group 5 | |||
| Sam Edwards | 17,307 | (23.18%) |  |
| Curt Jacobus | 28,869 | (38.67%) |  |
| Steve Koons | 28,472 | (38.14%) |  |
| County Judge Group 10 | |||
| Judy Atkin | 42,155 | (56.18%) |  |
| Sean C. Cutshall | 13,274 | (17.69%) |  |
| Morris Richardson | 19,602 | (26.12%) | |
| School Board Dist 3 | |||
| Amy Kneessy | 10,895 | (62.93%) |  |
| Dean Paterakis | 6,416 | (37.06%) |  |
| School Board Dist 4 | |||
| Karen Henderson | 10,209 | (62.76%) | |
| Keri Lewis | 6,056 | (37.23%) | |
| Titusville Mayor | |||
| Don Human | 1,724 | (22.51%) |  |
| Sarah Stoeckel | 1,977 | (25.81%) | |
| Jim Tulley | 3,956 | (51.66%) |  |
