Alan Grayson Will Face Carol Platt in November in CD 9

Carol Platt from the Osceola County Realtors Association won the Republican primary on Tuesday night to challenge U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla.

With 96 percent of votes in, Platt, who had the backing of former Gov. Jeb Bush, took 54.4 percent in the primary. Navy veteran Jorge Bonilla came in a distant second with 29.8 percent and businessman Peter Vivaldi took third with 15.8 percent of the vote.

Grayson easily beat Nick Ruiz on the Democratic side, taking more than 74 percent of the vote.

Businessman Marko Milakovich, who is running with no party affiliation, will also be on the ballot come November.