Chitwood Wins Big In Volusia County Sheriff's Race

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Volusia County, FL -Voters gave their support to Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood in the race for Volusia County Sheriff.  With all 125 precincts reporting in Volusia County, Chitwood unofficially received 49.4 percent of the vote.  His closest competitor, Eric Dietrich, came in a distant second with 22.1 percent. Chitwood led the race from the beginning.  The other candidates were Dave Brannon with 14.7 percent, Wendell Bradford with 9.8 percent and Jim Gillum with 1.5 percent. Chitwood was the last candidate to enter that race with the announced retirement of Sheriff Ben Johnson. You can see the results from all of the Volusia County races here.   2016 Southern Stone Communications Copyright.