Florida Democrat Donna Deegan, who is running for Jacksonville mayor.
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● Jacksonville, FL Mayor: The race to lead Jacksonville, which at nearly 1 million residents is both Florida's biggest city and the largest in the country with a Republican mayor, will head to a May 16 runoff between Democrat Donna Deegan and Republican Daniel Davis after no candidate secured a majority of the vote on Tuesday night.
Deegan, a former local TV news anchor, finished first with 39%, while Davis, the CEO of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, took the second slot with 25% after a nasty and expensive intra-party battle with City Councilmember LeAnne Cumber, who ended up in fifth place with just 8%. Overall, the four Republican candidates collectively accounted for 51% of the vote while Deegan and another Democrat combined for 48% (an independent took 1%), which was by far the best showing for Democrats in a first-round election since 1995.
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