Palm Harbor Fire Commission: Buschman Wins By 247 Votes

Palm Harbor voters picked a new Fire Commissioner in Tuesday's General Election. Debbie Buschman, 43, a Fiscal Assistant for the Pinellas-Pasco Public Defender's Office and mother of four, beat incumbent Bob Shatanoff by 247 votes.

Here's a look at the vote tally for each candidate in the race for Palm Harbor Special Fire Control & Rescue District, Seat 3

• Debbie Buschman: 50.47 percent of the vote with 13,262 votes
• Bob Shatanoff: 49.53 percent of the vote, with 13015 votes

It does not appear as though a recount will be necessary according to this information on the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections website.

Florida law requires a machine recount when the margin between candidates or ballot questions is less than ½ percent in unofficial results. A manual recount is automatically required when the margin between candidates or ballot questions is less than ¼ percent in unofficial results. For details, please see Division of Elections Administrative Rule 1S-2.031.