Sarasota stayed mostly red on election night, and it elected two Republicans to its county commission.
Christine Robinson took the District 3 seat of the Sarasota County Commission with 55% of the vote, handily defeating Democrat Jennifer Cohen. Charles Hines, who ran unopposed, easily sailed into the District 5 seat.
On the Democratic side, voters elected Bill Nelson, a Democrat, back to the United States Senate with just over 50% of the vote, handing challenger Connie Mack a repeated defeat similar to those he saw throughout the state.
On the national level, Sarasota County voted Mitt Romney for President, with nearly 55% of the vote.
Here is a quick glimpse at some of the other Sarasota County-specific elections:
STATE SENATE DIST. 16
Vern Buchanan (R): 53%
Keith Fitzgerald (D): 48%
STATE ATTORNEY, DIST. 12
Ed Brodsky (R): 54%
John Torraco (D): 46%
STATE SENATE, DIST. 71
Jim Boyd (R): 51%
Adam Tebrugge (D): 49%
STATE SENATE, DIST. 72
Ray Pilon (R): 54%
Liz Alpert (D):46%
STATE SENATE, DIST. 73
Greg Steube (R): 73%
Doc McCann (NPA): 26%
STATE SENATE, DIST. 74
Doug Holder (R): 61%
Andrew Saltman (D): 39%
