Big Win for RPOF Chairman John Thrasher on the First Coast

Sen. John Thrasher of Jacksonville, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, is enjoying quite a few victories in the Sunshine State on Tuesday night -- including his own.

Thrasher held back the challenge of Democrat Deborah Gianoulis, a veteran news anchor from Jacksonville. While Democrats thought they would give Thrasher a fight, he crushed her on the First Coast, taking more than 59.5 percent of the vote with more than 146,500 votes counted. Gianoulis took just under 40.5 of the vote -- a huge victory for the Republican legislator.