Former Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee cleaned up Tuesday night, winning the Republican nomination in the new 15th congressional district that sweeps across the greater Tampa Bay region. As of 9 p.m., Lee, also a former circuit judge, had 41.5 percent of the primary vote in the GOP-leaning district, which covers parts of Hillsborough, Polk and Pasco counties, according to the state Division of Elections website.
Former Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee cleaned up Tuesday night, winning the Republican nomination in the new 15th congressional district that sweeps across the greater Tampa Bay region. As of 9 p.m., Lee, also a former circuit judge, had 41.5 percent of the primary vote in the GOP-leaning district, which covers parts of Hillsborough, Polk and Pasco counties, according to the state Division of Elections website.