Cherfilus-McCormick ‘apparent winner’ of congressional primary

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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick embraces members of her legal team after being declared the winner of the South Florida 20th Congressional District by the Broward elections Canvassing Board on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 in Lauderhill.

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Candidate Dale Holness reaches out for a handshake following a hearing at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. The Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick team was seeking to prevent the Broward County Canvassing Board from continuing to count vote-by-mail ballots in the South Florida congressional race between Holness and Cherfilus-McCormick. The judge denied the request.

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By Anthony Man | aman@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel

UPDATED: November 29, 2021 at 5:35 p.m.

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was declared the winner of the South Florida 20th Congressional District Democratic primary on Friday — 10 days after Election Day — finishing five votes ahead of Dale Holness.“It still seems like it’s unreal. But I want to thank the voters in Broward and Palm Beach counties,” Cherfilus-McCormick said Friday evening.Officially, she still […]