A city just half an hour south of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort has a new Democratic mayor following an extremely narrow election. Andy T
Dems just flipped the mayor's office in Boca Raton, Florida. For the first time this century, Boca Raton will have a Democratic mayor.
This is just the latest in a series of red to blue flips. The difference is that the previous ones have been in far off places like Arkansas, New Hampshire, and Iowa. This one occurred roughly the equivalent of a Marathon run from Mar-a-Lago.
Andy Thomson was declared the winner of the mayoral race in Boca Raton, Florida, on Friday after early results indicated he won by just a single vote. The election, which was held on Tuesday, was recounted twice due to the extremely narrow margin. The winning margin was eventually agreed to be just five votes. Thomson’s victory makes him the first Democrat to lead the city in more than 30 years. Thomson, with 7,572 votes, beat his two rivals: Republicans Mike Liebelson and Fran Nachlas, who won 7,567 and 3,967 votes, respectively. “I’m thrilled to congratulate Mayor-elect Andy Thomson on this monumental victory,” said Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried. [ ... ] On Thursday, Democrat Bobbi Boudman beat Republican Dale Fincher for a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, marking the 28th such reversal since Trump took the White House in 2024.
Mayor-elect Thomson won by 5 votes. It required two recounts, but the Democrat was declared the winner. Sore loser Republicans are vowing to take this to court. But even without the 4 votes which they contest, Thomson still wins by 1 vote. Save this post for people who claim that their votes don't count.
