A progressive prosecutor at the center of the national debate over law enforcement discretion won back the seat that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) removed her from. Another DeSantis-ousted prosecutor lost to his Republican replacement.
Ninth Judicial District State Attorney Monique Worrell (D) in Orlando won back her seat with a margin estimated by state officals around 14 percentage points as of 9 p.m. Tuesday. Thirteenth District’s Andrew Warren (D) in Tampa conceded his race about two hours after Sunshine State polls closed, losing by roughly five percentage points.
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