Scott, Crist Earn Primary Victories

There were no surprises in Tuesday’s primary race for the governor’s office.

Gov. Rick Scott has once again earned the Republican nomination for the seat while former Gov. Charlie Crist won a nod from his new Democratic party.

Crist is the first person in Florida history to earn a nomination for governor from both parties. He was elected as a Republican to the state’s governor’s office in 2007 before switching to become an Independent before his term ended in 2011. He announced his move into the Democratic Party in 2012.

Scott was elected to the office in 2011.

The unofficial results of gubernatorial primary with ballots counted as of 8 p.m., according to the state elections office are:

Republican

Yinka Abosede Adeshina, 13,341 votes or 1.76 percent

Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder, 79,460 or 10.51 percent

Rick Scott, 663,324 or 87.73 percent

Democratic

Charlie Crist, 468,455 votes or 74.51 percent

Nan H. Rich, 160,290 or 25.49 percent

Have you decided who you are voting for in November?