Incumbent Broward County Commissioner Lois Wexler easily won a second term Tuesday, taking 75 percent of the ballots and beating challenger Russell Setti, 52,025 votes to 17,650.
"It was an easy race. There was zero interest in this race within the community because people thought I was running unopposed. I had 77 percent of the early and absentee votes by 7:30," Wexler said Tuesday night.
Wexler, 59, has served as Broward County mayor for the past year, a position that rotates among commissioners. She previously served 12 years on the Broward County School Board.
The Democratic candidate was elected in 2004 to represent Cooper City and portions of Davie, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Plantation, Southwest Ranches, Sunrise and Weston.
Wexler based her campaign on the need to provide for children and the elderly, to improve public safety and to make government more efficient. But as commissioner, she supported major budget cuts made necessary when voters approved an amendment to the state constitution that cut property taxes. Among them: reductions in county library and park hours, elimination of vacant positions and reduced bus service.
Setti, 65, an administrator with the Broward County Soil and Water Conservation District and former mayor of Cooper City, ran as an independent. The conservation district has tussled with Broward commissioners over control of the county's environmental projects.
Cristina Alor
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