The district encompasses all of Osceola County and parts of southeast Orange and Polk counties. With the majority of precincts reporting, Soto led with over 60 percent of the vote in all three counties.
Soto will go on to compete against Republican Wayne Liebnitzky in the Nov. 6 election. Given the district’s partisan lean toward Democrats, though, it’s likely Soto will prevail in the general election.
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This article appears in Aug 22-28, 2018.