Nov 10, 2008 9:39 am US/Eastern
Broward Sheriff Race Still Undecided
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Lamberti leads by around 2 percent
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBS4) ―
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As of Thursday morning, Al Lamberti maintained a slim lead over challenger Scott Israel in the race for Broward Sheriff.
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It's been almost a week since voters hit the polls, and we are still no
closer to learning who will be the next Broward County Sheriff.
Sheriff
Al Lamberti (R) had 51-percent of the vote while his challenger Scott
Israel (D) had 49-percent, with 15553 votes separating the candidates.
But, the deadline for military and overseas ballots isn't until November 15, and it's unlikely a winner will be declared before then.
Broward Election Supervisor Brenda Snipes told
CBS4's Peter D'Oench there is always the possibility of a recount.
"We have to hit a certain percentage point," she said, "if we reach a half a percentage point difference between the two candidates, then that's a signal for an automatic recount."
The race for Broward Sheriff was one of the biggest on the ballot in Broward County between two men with 30 years of law enforcement service.
Lamberti was appointed sheriff by Gov. Charlie Crist last year after Ken Jenne resigned amid corruption charges and it's a race that turned nasty.
The powerful position of Sheriff brings an enormous workload. The Sheriff's Office has more than 6-thousand employees and a budget of nearly $700 million. Lamberti charged Israel does not have the experience to run the agency.
Lamberti is the only Republican to currently hold a countywide office in Broward, where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2 to 1.
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