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Mike Hill Easily Wins Republican Primary In House District 2
May 15, 2013
After billing himself as a “genuine conservative,” Pensacola insurance agent Mike Hill won a Republican primary Tuesday in the campaign to replace state Rep. Clay Ford, who died in March.
With all precincts counted in House District 2, Hill had 3,476 votes, or 42.1 percent of the total, according to the state Division of Elections website. His only close competitor was former Gulf Breeze Mayor Ed Gray, who captured 2,766 votes, or 33.5 percent. None of the other four Republicans in the race topped 10 percent.
Turnout was low in the race at 17 percent, with 8,250 votes cast.
Hill, who founded the Northwest Florida Tea Party, will face Pensacola Democrat Jeremy Lau, an aircraft mechanic, in the June 11 special general election. Ford, a Gulf Breeze Republican, died after a battle with cancer. House District 2 includes parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, and registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by about 10,000 voters.
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4 Responses to “Mike Hill Easily Wins Republican Primary In House District 2”
Why has Hill refused to debate the Democratic candidate Jeremy Lau? Perhaps because Hill does not live in district 2? Perhaps because the majority of Hill’s campaign contributions have come from the insurance industry?
Of possibly because Hill is afraid of debating the issues. Hill has been a no show at 4 events. He even accepted one invitation and stated that he would attend but was a no show. Is that your hero? What is he hiding?
He needs to go all the way to the top and weed out the leftists that are in the White House now.
If you haven’t seen it or don’t realize it, the current admin is having scandal after scandal after scandal. This is unreal. America is under rule from those who are for massive government, control, and destroying our country!
Mr. Hill, will you save America for us? Please be our hero! The hard working class citizens need you at the top! Please bring America back!
Well done! Keep up the good work!
glad he won….would have voted for him, but i was in district 1…