Altman wins Brevard County GOP Commission District 5 primary

Tyler Vazquez, Florida Today
Updated ·1 min read

Rep. Thad Altman has won a decisive victory over Ritch Workman in the Republican primary for the County Commission District 5 seat.

With all of the votes counted, Altman won emphatically with just over 70% of the vote.

Altman, who has served in both the Florida House and Senate, is no stranger to county-level government, Altman previously sat on the District 5 seat for two terms from 1984 to 1992.

In another repeat event, Altman has even beaten Workman in a previous Republican primary. In 2003, Altman won a special election for a House seat over Workman and four other competitors.

Brevard County election results 2024

Next in the race for County Commission District 5

The winner. County Commission candidate Thad Altman was out waving at cars on 192 Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday was the primary election for Brevard County. Voters were greeted on their way to the polls with candidates and supporters holding signs and waving at voters.
The winner. County Commission candidate Thad Altman was out waving at cars on 192 Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday was the primary election for Brevard County. Voters were greeted on their way to the polls with candidates and supporters holding signs and waving at voters.

Altman will go on to face Democrat Vinnie Taranto in the general election on Nov. 5.

District 5 includes the towns of Palm Bay, Indialantic, Melbourne Village, West Melbourne and Melbourne.

The current salary of county commissioners is $60,272.98.

Altman currently represents District 32 in the Florida House of Representatives, but cannot seek reelection to that seat because of term limits.

Jason Steele is finishing out the appointed term, and currently is the chair of the County Commission, but is not running to keep the seat.

Results

With 25 of 25 of precincts reporting, here are the vote totals:

Altman: 7,145(70.6%)

Workman: 2,907 (29.4%)

This article originally appeared on Florida Today: District 5 Brevard County Commission Republican 2024 election results

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