Alexcia Cox on track to win Palm Beach State Attorney's race, but recount with Sam Stern possible
Democrat Alexcia Cox is the likely victor in a three-way race for Palm Beach County State Attorney, but outstanding mail-in ballots may trigger a recount.
With early votes fully counted and all 798 precincts reporting Tuesday night, Cox held a 0.59-percentage-point lead over Republican Sam Stern, just outside the threshold that would trigger a machine recount. That may change as the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Election’s Office adds more vote-by-mail numbers overnight.
Cox led by 4,258 votes at 10:35 p.m.
She released a statement declaring victory shortly after.
“With immense gratitude, I accept the tremendous responsibility of serving as your next State Attorney for Palm Beach County. T...
