Florida House District 94: Republican incumbent Rick Roth holds wide lead over Terrence Davis
LOXAHATCHEE — Voters in rural Palm Beach County sent state Rep. Rick Roth to another term in the Florida House of Representatives, according to unofficial results posted on the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections website.
With all 96 precincts reporting in District 94, Roth, a Republican from Loxahatchee, led former Riviera Beach city council member Terrence Davis by a margin of 59.7% of the vote to 40.3%.
District 94 extends eastward from Lake Okeechobee through the Glades and to Jupiter Farms, The Acreage, Royal Palm Beach and the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Each man ran unopposed in his party's primary election.
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Background on the race: State House District 94: Rick Roth faces challenge from former Riviera official Terence Davis
Roth is president of Roth Farms in Belle Glade, which he founded in 1973. The 69-year-old is a member of the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association and the Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau.
He first won election from the region to the state House of Representatives in 2016.
Davis, a Democrat, was a member of the Riviera Beach City Council from 2013 to 2017.
Recently, he has worked as a disaster recovery specialist for the Regency Disaster Response Team, a disaster clean-up provider based in West Palm Beach. The 46-year-old also owns Tamryn Enterprises Group, a construction consulting firm.
Valentina Palm covers Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Loxahatchee and other western communities in Palm Beach County for The Palm Beach Post. Email her at vpalm@pbpost.com and follow her on Twitter at @ValenPalmB.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Election Day results: In Florida House 94 District race, Roth leads Davis
