How South Florida fared in key legislative races

The winner of the Democratic primary in Miami-Dade and Broward counties to replace term-limited Sen. Oscar Braynon, D-Miami Gardens, is a virtual lock to become a senator, as the only other candidate in November is a write-in. The race drew six Democrats: Rep. Shevrin Jones, Rep. Barbara Watson, former Sen. Daphne Campbell, former Rep. Cynthia Stafford, Wilbur Harbin of Miramar, a retired battalion chief with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue; Erhabor Ighodaro of Miami Gardens, a commissioner in that city. The district straddles the Broward and Miami-Dade line and includes West Park, Pembroke Park, Miramar, Miami Gardens and Opa-locka. Jones and Campbell were seen as the favorites in this race. Jones, 36, served eight years in the state House. He is Florida’s first openly gay Black lawmaker. Campbell, a Haitian-American, served eight years in the Florida Legislature, including two years a state senator.