Carlos Curbelo Wins Primary to Take on Joe Garcia; David Rivera Flops

With the support of former Gov. Jeb Bush and former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Miami-Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo won the Republican primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., in November. Garcia ranks as one of the top Republican targets in the nation.

With 47.7 percent of the votes in, Curbelo led the five-candidate field with 47.4 percent. Cutler Bay Mayor Ed MacDougall placed second with 25.4 percent followed by former Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Joe Martinez in third with 16.9 percent. Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., flopped in his comeback bid taking fourth with 7.6 percent. Attorney Lorenzo Palomares-Starbuck lagged in fifth with 2.7 percent.