Thomas Scott and Naya Young will head to a runoff next month after coming out on top in a crowded Special Election Tuesday night.

Scott was the top vote-getter, with 27% of the vote, but because he didn’t receive more than 50% of the vote, he’ll face Young in the Oct. 28 runoff election.

Voter turnout was just 8%, with only 3,646 ballots cast. That’s of more than 45,000 registered voters.

Young finished with 13% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office.

Candidates are vying to replace Gwen Henderson , who passed away unexpectedly this Summer. One of the candidates, Ariel Amirah Danley , is Henderson’s daughter. She received just 9% of the vote. Danley largely ran on a platform of honoring her mom’s legacy .

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