ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings has won a third term.
Demings was running against opponent Paul “Spike” Hopkins, who was a former deputy with the sheriff’s office that Demings oversaw.
Demings:Reducing crime has to be # one...building relationships w/community..new crime fighting stategies, upgrades to computers/records
— Daralene Jones (@DJonesWFTV) November 9, 2016
Hopkins told Channel 9's Shannon Butler that when he wakes up, he's still retired and he still has his family.
Sheriff Demings - 340,013 Spike Hopkins -180, 394 -- Demings expected to speak soon from election watch party #CFLDecides #wftv
— Daralene Jones (@DJonesWFTV) November 9, 2016
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