Write-in candidates close two Manatee County Republican primaries

Write-in candidates close two Manatee County Republican primaries

Bradenton’s Jack D. May Jr. used one word to describe his chances of winning the Republican nomination for the District 1 Manatee County Commission seat: “Low.” If May gets elected, the first thing he’ll have to do as commissioner is move to District 1. May lives in District 3 and isn’t running to win. He’s running to close the primary as a write-in candidate. Florida uses a closed primary system, so only party members can vote in their party’s …