Felipe Sousa Lazaballet (D) won Tuesday’s election for Florida House District 42, defeating Republican Bonnie Jackson and securing the seat held for the past four years by term-limited State Representative Anna Eskamani.
According to unofficial results from the Florida Division of Elections, Sousa Lazaballet received 62.41% of the vote (49,752 votes), compared to Jackson’s 37.59% (29,972 votes).
District 42 covers a large portion of central Orange County, including Maitland, Winter Park, Eatonville, Belle Isle, Edgewood, and parts of Orlando. The district also includes neighborhoods like Baldwin Park, Mills 50, North Colonialtown, and the Milk District, along with portions of downtown Orlando and SoDo, and communities farther south including Conway and Pine Castle…