In a notable turn-of-events Monique Worrell won back her state attorney position in Orlando area this tuesday‚ defeating non-party candidate Andrew Bain (who replaced her after governorʼs decision)
The election marked a split outcome for two state attorneys previously taken out of office by Ron DeSantis: while Worrell got her job back in central Florida‚ Andrew Warren lost his try to return in Tampa region - where Suzy Lopez kept the position she got after his removal
Both removals happened not long ago — Warren got pushed out in late-22 and Worrell lost her spot last summer during what critics called politically-driven moves by the governor. The Orlando-area race showed that local voters dont always agree with top-down decisions: they picked Worrell over the hand-picked replacement
The tampa-area results went different way though as Warren (who got removed about 2 years ago) couldnt beat Lopez; who now continues as the regions chief prosecutor