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Gaetz narrowly wins House Dist. 4 primary

   March 24, 2010

Matt Gaetz, son of State Sen. Don Gaetz, narrowly defeated former Destin Mayor Craig Barker by margin of 634 votes. Gaetz won the Republican primary thanks to a huge lead in early and absentee voting. Barker actually beat Gaetz in Okaloosa County, which makes up most of this district. Gaetz, however, trounced Barker in Santa County.

Okaloosa…..Barker: 5,239; Gaetz: 5,140; Gravie: 545; Melvin: 657; Woods: 1,404
Santa Rosa..Barker: 434; Gaetz: 1,168; Gravie: 60; Melvin: 71; Woods: 124

Totals
Matt Gaetz: 6,308 (42.5%)
Craig Barker: 5,673 (38.2%)
Kabe Woods: 1,528 (10.3%)
Jerry Melvin: 728 (4.9%)
Bill Garvie: 605 (4.1%)

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