JACKSONVILLE: Joyce Morgan (D) knocks off Jason Fischer (R) to win Duval Property Appraiser race
Democrat Joyce Morgan came within a few points of winning the Duval County Property Appraiser race outright in March.
In May, she finished the job. Morgan defeated Republican Jason Fischer, 51% to 49%. She becomes the county’s first Black Property Appraiser and is the first woman to hold that position as well.
Morgan, a former television reporter, was first elected to the Jacksonville City Council in 2015 and re-elected four years later. She finished first despite a cash disadvantage against Fischer and Danny Becton in March.
Fischer, a former state legislator and Duval County School Board member, raised marginally more money than Morgan to his campaign account, $96,563 to $87,490. But he was significantly bolstered by political committee fundraising down the stretch.
He raised $99,240 for his Florida Trust political committee in April, with $10,000 coming from Advancing Florida Agriculture, a committee tied to Sen. Ben Albritton. Another $57,940 came from the Conservative Leadership Committee. All told, he raised more than $272,000 to that account through the end of last month.
Morgan had her own Community Inclusion Committee that started spending on television this month, but it only reported $8,000 in fundraising through April, meaning the ultimate source of money is unknown.
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