EARLY VOTING UNDERWAY IN DISTRICT 3 HOUSE SEAT IN SANTA ROSA

Early voting has gotten underway, and the countdown to the June 10 general election to fill the District 3 state House seat vacated last year by Navarre physician Joel Rudman has begun. Voters were given the green light to cast ballots on Saturday and vote early in both Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm every day through June 7 in an overwhelmingly Republican district that encompasses most of Santa Rosa County and part of Okaloosa County. Gov. Ron DeSantis waited until Jan. 21 to schedule special elections to replace Rudman and outgoing state Sen. Randy Fine. At that time, he issued executive orders setting special primary elections on April 1 and special general elections for June 10.