Republicans LoCastro, McDaniel win District 1, District 5 nominations for Collier County commission

Reporter: Gina Tomlinson Writer: Jack Lowenstein
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Collier County.

Two Republican nominations were up for grabs in the race for the Collier County Board of County Commissioners during the Florida primary election Tuesday.

District 1

Rick LoCastro won the Republican nomination for the District 1 commissioner seat in a close race.

We spoke to LoCastro over the phone, who was thrilled to have a victory on election night.

“I’m actually humbled I won by such a small margin because I fought for every one of those 200 votes won by,” LoCastro told WINK News. “Every area of District 1 needs to get attention, and a lot of them have been neglected for a long time”

LoCastro will face Democrat John Jenkins in the general election to decide the winner of District 1.

William Douglass and Mark Batchelor also ran in the Republican race for District 1 nomination.

District 5

Incumbent Bill McDaniel won the Republican nomination for the District 5 commission seat. McDaniel celebrated his nomination with friends and family at Alda’s Diner in the county on election night.

“To have the community come together again for my election and support me affirms to me that what we’re doing has been met to their approval,” McDaniel told WINK News.

McDaniel first won the District 5 seat in 2016. Some of his big goals include improving education and Collier’s infrastructure.

McDaniel will face Democrat David Turrubiartez Jr. and candidate Raymond Christopher, who is running with no party affiliation, in the general election to decide the winner of District 5.

Mike Petschler also ran in the Republican race for District 5.

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