Harris will take office in November. There was no Republican challenger in the District 1 race. Home precincts may increasingly shed light on candidates in a growing county. No one candidate or elected official can know all the people. That can be a two-edged sword.
Neighbors get to know candidates from their neighborhoods better, too.
Pritchett said that years ago candidates could secure the support of several key individuals in each precinct and rest assured of that precinct's vote. Candidate Purcell, the underdog heading into next week's runoff, said precinct returns showed him where to work harder. So we have been focusing more in those areas, focusing our energy there and making sure our message gets out. Margaret Watts, wife of Commissioner Bill Watts, said they, too, have studied precinct returns from the first primary. Watts, for example, lost East Palatka's Precinct 12, trailing Somers and Sam Taylor there.