Baker garnered more than 61% of the votes while opponent Michael Anderson received about 39% of the votes.
is a prosecutor and former member of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Cury's staff. Neither has previously held elected office.
The district covers the southernmost parts of Duval County, including the University of North Florida campus and much of the Southside. has represented District 17 since 2015 but lines were redrawn for this election and she ran unopposed Tuesday to represent House District 18, which now covers most of northern St. Johns County.
Baker easily outpolled author and Florida National Guard member Christina Meredith for the GOP nomination in the August primary, collecting more than 64 percent of votes cast. Anderson was unopposed in the primary.Baker, a graduate of the Florida State College of Law, is a prosecutor with the 7th Judicial Circuit, working out of St. Augustine.
Baker was endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, the Jacksonville Association of Firefighters, the Northeast Florida Builders Association, Curry and Jacksonville City Council members Aaron Bowman, Kevin Carrico, Rory Diamond, Nick Howland, Randy White, Terrance Freeman and Ron Salem.
Anderson graduated from UNF with a degree in sociology and a minor in religious studies. Following graduation, he worked with Habitat for Humanity, a faith-based education organization and several churches in South Florida. He works as a substitute teacher and describes himself as"a fierce advocate for political change" on his campaign website. He is single and has no children.
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