By Steve Plunkett
State Rep. Mike Caruso easily won re-election to his District 89 seat, buoyed by in-person votes both early and on Election Day.
The final margin was 56% for the Republican incumbent to 44% for Democrat Jim Bonfiglio.
With 98% of th
By Steve Plunkett
Talking points from the presidential contest are filtering down into this year’s rematch between state Rep. Mike Caruso and challenger Jim Bonfiglio.
The barrier island residents’ statehouse race in 2018 was decided by a scant 32 vo
State Rep. Mike Caruso won the District 89 seat by a mere 32 votes. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Bonfiglio has no regrets about narrow defeat
By Steve Plunkett
Lawsuits. Machine recounts. Protests. Overheated ballot machines. Manual recounts.
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State Rep.-elect Mike Caruso of Delray Beach (2nd from left) celebrates with members of his campaign staff after the final recount of votes revealed the Republican maintained his election victory over Democratic candidate Jim Bonfiglio of Ocean Rid
By Steve Plunkett
The race for District 89 in the Florida House may well come down to which party gets more voters to the polls Nov. 6.
The ballot features two barrier island residents: Ocean Ridge Mayor and lawyer Jim Bonfiglio, the Democrat, and De
By Steve Plunkett
Experience beat youth in the primary contests for District 89, with Mike Caruso and Jim Bonfiglio a big step closer to taking a seat in the Florida Legislature.
Caruso, 59, a barrier island resident and Delray Beach accountant, beat
By Steve Plunkett
Four of the five candidates hoping to become the next District 89 state representative in November will first duke it out in the Aug. 28 Democratic and Republican primaries.
On the GOP side, barrier island resident and Delray Beach
