Nick Sortal won a new term as Plantation mayor with 64% of the vote, and Aston Bright took City Council Group 4 with 63%. Results are unofficial until certified.
Mayor Nick Sortal won a new term Tuesday, beating council member Timothy J. Fadgen by nearly 10,000 votes. Aston Bright won the City Council Group 4 seat over H. Wayne Clark Jr.
Both results are unofficial. They come from the Broward County Supervisor of Elections’ election night results page, last updated at 12:09 a.m. Wednesday. All 346 county precincts had reported, but the page listed mail ballots as only partially counted.
The results
| Race | Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Nick Sortal | 22,015 | 64.34% |
| Mayor | Timothy J. Fadgen | 12,201 | 35.66% |
| Council Group 4 | Aston Bright | 19,906 | 63.07% |
| Council Group 4 | H. Wayne Clark Jr. | 11,657 | 36.93% |
The races are nonpartisan, and every Plantation voter votes for every seat. The city has no council districts. Our voting guide explains how the five council groups work.
Fadgen sits on the council now. The city’s council roster lists him in the Group 4 seat for a 2024-2028 term. That seat was also on Tuesday’s ballot, and Bright won it. Our who to call at City Hall page lists the current council.
Sortal won every precinct
Plantation has 16 precincts, numbered N001 to N016. Sortal led in all of them. His strongest showing was 69.9% in precinct N011, which votes at the Plantation Central Park recreation building. His closest was 56.8% in N004, which votes at Plantation Park Elementary School.
| Precinct | Polling place | Sortal | Fadgen |
|---|---|---|---|
| N011 | Plantation Central Park | 69.9% | 30.1% |
| N010 | Lauderdale West Recreation Facility | 68.9% | 31.1% |
| N012 | Plantation Central Park | 68.8% | 31.2% |
| N001 | Jim Ward Community Center | 68.5% | 31.5% |
| N013 | West Regional Library | 68.1% | 31.9% |
| N009 | West Regional Library | 67.0% | 33.0% |
| N002 | Jim Ward Community Center | 63.5% | 36.5% |
| N007 | Plantation Presbyterian Church | 63.0% | 37.0% |
| N005 | Plantation Community Center | 62.7% | 37.3% |
| N016 | Volunteer Park Community Center | 62.7% | 37.3% |
| N008 | St. Gregory Catholic Church | 62.4% | 37.6% |
| N015 | Volunteer Park Community Center | 62.2% | 37.8% |
| N014 | Central Park Elementary School | 62.0% | 38.0% |
| N006 | Plantation High School | 61.6% | 38.4% |
| N003 | South Plantation High School | 58.5% | 41.5% |
| N004 | Plantation Park Elementary School | 56.8% | 43.2% |
Precinct figures are from the same county results page. Polling places are from the county’s list for Nov. 3. The precinct votes add up to the citywide totals above.
The school tax passed
Broward voters also renewed the one-mill school property tax, School Board Question 1. Countywide, it passed with 418,178 votes for and 209,856 against, or 66.59%, according to the unofficial results.
Plantation backed it a little more strongly than the county did. In the city’s 16 precincts, 23,765 voted yes and 11,043 voted no, or 68.3% in favor.
Broward County Public Schools said in a statement Wednesday that the tax is expected to raise about $358 million a year. More than 90% goes to pay supplements for teachers and eligible staff, the district said. The rest pays for school resource officers, other safety staff and mental health services.
“This vote reflects our community’s confidence in public education and its commitment to student success,” Superintendent Howard Hepburn said in the statement.
Our earlier story explains what the school tax renewal pays for, and our property taxes guide covers the rest of a Plantation tax bill.
Turnout
Countywide, 666,186 ballots had been counted by early Wednesday, out of 1,366,692 registered voters. That is 48.7% turnout so far, the Supervisor of Elections’ page said. The count will rise as the remaining mail ballots are added.
What it means for you
- These numbers can still change. Mail ballots were still being counted. Results stay unofficial until the county canvassing board certifies them.
- The council’s next big vote is soon. The City Council is due to take up the city’s 2025-2045 comprehensive plan on Nov. 18. Sortal has proposed keeping the housing density cap at 25 units an acre.
- Your school tax rate stays the same. The renewal keeps the one-mill levy, so it is not a new tax on top of what you pay now.
- Check the full ballot. The county’s results page has every race, including the state amendments and the three Broward County questions.
We will update this story when the results are certified.
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