2016 Volusia County Chair election

2016 Volusia County Chair election
August 30, 2016
November 8, 2016
 
Candidate Ed Kelley Jason Davis
First round 38,985
47.01% 		19,233
23.19%
Runoff 129,846
61.92% 		79,854
38.08%
 
Candidate Greg Gimbert Tom Laputka
First round 14,110
17.02% 		10,596
12.78%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
County Chair before election

Jason Davis
Nonpartisan

Elected County Chair

Ed Kelley
Nonpartisan

The 2016 Volusia County Chair election was held on November 8, 2016, following a primary election on August 30, 2016, to elect the Volusia County Chair. Incumbent County Chair Jason Davis ran for re-election to a second term, and was challenged by three opponents: Ormond Beach Mayor Ed Kelley, Orange City Mayor Tom Laputka, and activist Greg Gimbert. Though the race was formally nonpartisan, all four candidates were Republicans. In the primary election, Kelley placed first by a wide margin, winning 47 percent of the vote. Davis placed second, winning 23 percent of the vote to Gimbert's 17 percent and Laputka's 13 percent.

In the general election, Kelley defeated Davis in a landslide victory, winning 62 percent of the vote to Davis's 38 percent.

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