In county and state races across Lee County, it was a red sweep on Nov. 5 as the two-to-one voter registration held by Republicans was evident in nearly all countywide races.

County voters overwhelmingly returned Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno to office in the General Election, as well as two Lee County commissioners.

Marceno recorded 90.62% of the vote, despite a write-in challenge from former Lee County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Michael Hollow. Hollow had challenged the ethics of a contract Marceno engaged in with a social media consultant, among other allegations. Marceno has denied any impropriety.

Republican David Mulicka handily won election to the Lee County Board of County Commissioners for District 3 with 96.40% of the vote over write-in candidate Jake Cataldo. Mulicka, owner of Honc Destruction and husband of state Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, won the Republican primary in August over Matt Thornton.

Incumbent Lee County District 5 Commissioner Mike Greenwell defeated Democrat Kizzie Fowler by garnering 65.92% of the vote. In the Primary Election, Greenwell won a tight challenge against Republican challenger Amanda Cochran.

At the state level, incumbent Republican Sen. Jonathan Martin, who represents Sanibel and Captiva and most of Lee County for District 33, coasted to victory over Democrat Christopher Proia with 66.04% of the vote.

Incumbent Republican Rep. Adam Botana, who represents the islands, Fort Myers Beach and Bonita Springs, easily won re-election to keep his District 80 seat over Democrat Michel Schlayer with 68.51% of the vote.

At the federal level, incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott held onto his seat with 66.24% of the vote in Lee County and 55.61% statewide. He faced several challengers, including Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Libertarian Feena Bonoan, and Tuan TQ Nguyen and Ben Everidge, both of no party affiliation.

Incumbent Republican Congressman Byron Donalds, who represents most of Lee and Collier counties for District 19, cruised to victory over Democrat challenger Karie Lerner. He garnered 65.57% of the vote in Lee County and 66.33% in his district.

In a statement on his victory, Donalds said, “Serving out Southwest Florida community in the halls of Congress has been the greatest honor of my life. Thank you to the people of Collier County and Lee County for entrusting me with two more years as your representative. Our national needs real leadership, our federal government needs reform, and the American people deserve leaders that will put them first.”

Elections results are unofficial until certified.