TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) \u2014 The Tallahassee City Commission Seat 5 race is headed to a runoff after neither candidate secured more than 50% of the vote Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
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Tallahassee Seat 5 city commission race headed to November runoff between Williams-Cox and Inman-Johnson<\/p>\n
Dianne Williams-Cox and Dot Inman-Johnson emerged as the top two candidates in the Seat 5 at-large race. The two will face off again on November 3rd, when voters will decide who will represent Seat 5 on the Tallahassee City Commission.<\/p>\n
Election results began rolling in at 7:00 p.m., including early votes and partial vote-by-mail results. More than 182,000 voters were registered, with over 70,000 ballots cast in the election.<\/p>\n
Williams-Cox said she is ready to get back to work following Tuesday’s results.<\/p>\n
“I’m feeling relieved. I want to go get some sleep, and then we’re going to get back out on the ground and get rolling again,” Williams-Cox said.<\/p>\n
She also outlined her strategy heading into the runoff.<\/p>\n
“We’re going to continue to do the work, and we’re going to continue to inform and educate and engage with our community,” Williams-Cox said.<\/p>\n
Inman-Johnson, whose watch party was shared with Mayoral Candidate Jeremy Matlow and Seat 3 Candidate P.J. P\u00e9rez, echoed a similar sentiment.<\/p>\n
“Taking a little rest break and then hitting the ground running,” Inman-Johnson said.<\/p>\n
She also made clear what her focus will be ahead of November.<\/p>\n
“To convince the public that I am the best choice to make sure that their interests are served,” Inman-Johnson said.<\/p>\n
Both candidates say they will continue to do the same work that got them to this point heading into the November runoff.<\/p>\n
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