State Senate Candidate Greg Evers Wins GOP Primary in Panhandle Race

Big win in the Panhandle for Rep. Greg Evers, R-Milton. Evers crushed Mike Hill in the Republican battle to replace Republican Durrell Peaden of Crestview in the Senate. Evers took more than 70 percent of the vote in the Panhandle district with more than 37,000 votes counted.

I am humbled and honored that the voters in Northwest Florida have selected me to be their Republican candidate for Senate District 2, said Evers. I ran for Senate District 2 because I am a proud, conservative, fifth-generation Northwest Floridian, farmer and small-business man; and I ran because I believe together we can make Northwest Florida great, we can work to bring back sanity to our national government, to reclaim a debt-free future for our children and grandchildren, and together we can bring back all that makes America great again. I thank all of my neighbors, friends and supporters in the Panhandle for helping me achieve victory tonight, and I look forward to continuing our fight.

My campaign during the general election will remain focused on conservative values and making certain that Northwest Florida does not take a backseat to the interests of South and Central Florida in the Legislature, added Evers.I believe that the true and tested conservative candidate in this race prevailed tonight, and I am certain that our campaign will prevail again in November.

With no Democrat in the race, Evers will face a TEA Party candidate and a write-in candidate come November.