Wilson romps home with easy win in primary voting
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES
Frederica B. Wilson cruised to easy victory Tuesday in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 17th Congressional District.
With no Republican opposition in November’s general election, Wilson is likely to succeed Kendrick Meek, who easily won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate.
Wilson captured 30 percent of the votes cast, according to unofficial results, nearly twice that of her nearest competitor, Rudolph “Rudy” Moise.
“I’m breathless,” a jubilant Wilson, wearing her trademark cowboy hat, said when the results came in. “I didn’t have much money but I had a lot of love, a lot of support and a lot of grassroots effort.”
The district encompasses Liberty City, Little Haiti, Opa-locka, North Miami, Miami Gardens, North Miami Beach and Aventura in Miami-Dade County and parts of Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Hallandale Beach and West Park in Broward.
Wilson easily held off the financial advantage Moise held over the other candidates in the race.
Moise raised more than $1.8 million, which included a $1 million loan he made to his campaign fund. That eclipses the $319,000 raised by Wilson and was more than what all candidates combined raised. MORE ......
