Amy Trask unseats Chad Johnson in Florida House District 22
Democrat Amy Trask flipped Florida House District 22 on Nov. 3, defeating incumbent Rep. Chad Johnson by 2,089 votes in an upset that handed Democrats a rare legislative seat pickup in predominantly Republican North Central Florida. Trask, D-Gainesville, received 40,402 votes to Johnson's 38,313 across District 22, which includes Levy and Gilchrist counties and southwestern Alachua County. Trask's advantage came from Alachua County, where she outperformed Johnson 34,180 to 18,748. Johnson, R-Chiefland, carried both Gilchrist and Levy counties. In Gilchrist County, Johnson received 6,388 votes to Trask's 1,356. In Levy County, Johnson received 13,177 votes to Trask's 4,866. Local results: Cornell holds County Commission seat, Miller wins School Board race Trask also ran for the seat in 2024 but lost to David Arreola, D-Gainesville, in the Democratic primary. Johnson defeated Arreola with 56% of the vote in the 2024 general election, succeeding Republican Chuck Clemons, who could not seek reelection because of term limits. As newly reelected Alachua County Commission Chair Ken Cornell took the stage outside Heartwood Soundstage, chants of "Amy" could be heard in the background. Trask gave a short victory speech, thanking her family, volunteers, voters and community. "This moment is huge because we have an opportunity
