MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – According to the Marion County Supervisor of Elections website, with 106 out of 106 county voting districts having reported in, the two hyper-competitive runoff races for a couple of Marion County Public Schools districts have come to definitive ends.
In the District 4 race between a couple of newcomers (incumbent Nancy Thrower chose not to seek re-election), Mike Mills bested Brigitte Smith, 56.76 percent of the vote to 43.24 percent.
In the District 5 race, Dr. Sarah James successfully defended her chair against Donald “Donny” Barber, 55.27 percent to 44.73 percent.