Doug Bankson secures second term, fending off Marsha Summersill in HD 39
It looks like Rep. Doug Bankson will return to the House for a second term. The Apopka Republican beat Democratic challenger Marsha Summersill to keep his House District 39 in GOP control.
Bankson is winning almost 52.74% of the vote, with all Seminole County and Orange County precincts reporting.
The incumbent said he was always competing as if the race was down to the wire.
“We are feeling optimistic but I’m not taking anything for granted and will be running through the finish line,” Bankson said ahead of the election.
Summersill, a lawyer, hit the trail hard as well. She said she hoped to see independent voters swing her way in the final days of the race.
“I’m a pragmatic person. I focus...
