2020 Volusia County Chair election

2020 Volusia County Chair election
August 18, 2020
November 3, 2020
 
Candidate Jeff Brower Deb Denys Gerard Witman
First round 45,811
44.85% 		41,093
40.23% 		15,246
14.93%
Runoff 150,827
57.55% 		111,240
42.45% 		Eliminated
County Chair before election

Ed Kelley
Nonpartisan

Elected County Chair

Jeff Brower
Nonpartisan

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The 2020 Volusia County Chair election took place on November 3, 2020, following a primary election on August 18, 2020. Incumbent County Chair Ed Kelley, who was first elected in 2016, initially announced that he would seek re-election,[1] but ultimately declined to seek re-election to a second term.[2]

Three candidates ran to succeed Kelley: County Councilmember Deb Denys, farmer Jeff Brower, and retiree Gerard Witman. Brower placed first in the primary, winning 45 percent of the vote to Denys's 40 percent, and they advanced to the general election. Brower defeated Denys by a wide margin, winning his first term, 58–42 percent.[3]

Primary election

Candidates

Results

Primary election results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jeff Brower 45,811 44.85%
Nonpartisan Deb Denys 41,093 40.23%
Nonpartisan Gerard Witman 15,246 14.93%
Total votes 102,150 100.00%

Runoff election

Results

2020 Volusia County Chair election results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jeff Brower 150,827 57.55%
Nonpartisan Deb Denys 111,240 42.45%
Total votes 262,067 100.00%

References

  1. ^ a b Wyatt, Dustin (October 9, 2019). "Volusia Chair Kelley, Brower trade election jabs". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  2. ^ Almenas, Jarleene (January 21, 2020). "Volusia County Council Chair Ed Kelley ending almost two-decade-long political journey". Palm Coast Observer. Palm Coast, Florida. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  3. ^ Harrison, Casmira (November 3, 2020). "Brower's big Volusia County chair win suggests "status quo" isn't acceptable". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. ^ Harrison, Casmira (January 16, 2020). "Ed Kelley won't run for reelection to Volusia County Chair, backs Deb Denys". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  5. ^ Harper, Mark (June 7, 2020). "New Volusia County Chair candidate emerges". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "2020 Primary Election - August 18, 2020" (PDF). Volusia County Supervisor of Elections. August 21, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "2020 General Election - 11/03/2020" (PDF). Volusia County Supervisor of Elections. November 13, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
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