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Oscar Hotusing
Oscar Hotusing was a candidate for the Group 2 seat on the Brevard County Court in Florida. Hotusing was defeated in the primary election on August 30, 2016.
Hotusing served on the Brevard County Court for two years but left the court in 2009 to enter private practice. In 2010, he ran for Group 3 of the Florida 18th Circuit Court but was defeated.[1] Hotusing also ran for the Brevard County Court in 2014.[2][3]
Education
Hotusing received his B.A. in political science and international relations from Florida International University and his J.D. from Nova Southeastern University.[4]
Career
Hotusing began his legal career as an assistant state attorney for Florida. From there, he became a judge on the Brevard County Court, where he served for two years. After leaving the court in early 2009, he went into private practice.[4]
Elections
2016
Thirty-nine of Florida's 67 county courts had seats up for election in 2016. Of the 101 seats up for election, 68 saw only one candidate file for the election. The unopposed races were canceled and the sole candidates were automatically elected. Of the 33 opposed races, only 15 saw more than two candidates file. Candidates who received a majority of votes cast in the primary election on August 30, 2016, won the race and did not advance to the general election. Races where no candidate receives 50 percent plus one of the votes cast required a general election on November 8, 2016, between the top two primary vote recipients. Rod Kernan and Kelly McCormack Ingram defeated Oscar Hotusing and Francis DeMuro in the Group 2 primary election for the Brevard County Court.[5]
| Brevard County Court, Group 2 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rod Kernan |
33.91% | 29,719 |
| Kelly McCormack Ingram |
31.61% | 27,705 |
| Oscar Hotusing | 18.57% | 16,280 |
| Francis DeMuro | 15.91% | 13,942 |
| Total Votes | 87,646 | |
| Source: Brevard County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Elections," September 3, 2016 | ||
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Hotusing ran for election to the Brevard County Court.
Primary: He was defeated in the primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 35.0 percent of the vote. He competed against Benjamin B. Garagozlo.
[2][3]
2010
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2010
Hotusing won 34.7 percent of the vote in the primary election for the Florida 18th Circuit Court, but was defeated by Jessica Recksiedler in the general election.[1][6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Election Watch, "Contest Details: Circuit 18, Group 3," 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brevard County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Candidates," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Election Night Reporting, "Brevard County 2014 Primary Election," August 26, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Bar, "Judicial Candidate Voluntary Self-Disclosure Statement"
- ↑ Brevard County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidates for the 2016 General Election," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2010 Candidate Listing," 2010
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida
