Delray Beach Vice Mayor Rob Long is heading to Tallahassee.

In a landslide victory, Long, a Democrat, won Tuesday’s special election for Florida House District 90, filling the seat left vacant after Representative Joe Casello’s death in July.

The district includes Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, and nearby coastal communities.

Long got 9,553 votes (63%), Republican Maria Zack trailed in second place with 5,424 votes (36%) and Karen Yeh, a No Party Affiliation candidate, came in a distant third only 146 votes, or less than 1%, according to the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office.

Long did not release an immediate statement following the results, but Florida Democrats cheered his victory.

“I’m thrilled to congratulate Representative-elect Rob Long,” said Florida Democratic Pa

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