Photos for Headline Surfer® / Andy Kelly, shown above, is challenging incumbent County Councilman Pat Patterson, shown in the inset, for his district 1 seat in DeLand. Kelly won the seat in the 2008 elections, but gave up an opportiunity for a second consecutive four-year term in 2012, for a failed run for supervisor of elections.
DELAND, Fla. -- Andy Kelly has qualified to run for his old seat against incumbent Pat Patterson in the district 1 County Council race, according to the Volusia Supervisor of Elections website.
The word "Qualified" was affixed to Kelly's name, which appeared on the elections website for the first time this morning in the upcoming 2014 elections.
Andy Kelly has qualified to run for his old seat against incumbent Pat Patterson, shown here, in the district 1 County Council race, according to the Volusia Supervisor of Elections website. The word "Qualified" was affixed to Kelly's name, which appeared on the elections website for the first time this morning in the upcoming 2014 elections.
Kelly gave up his seat to run in the 2012 elections for Supervisor of Elections in a crowded field, but incumbent Ann McFall won the primary outright and was returned to the post. Kelly's wife, Missy Kelly ran his county council seat, but Patterson won easily.
Andy Kelly is joined in this election by fellow challengers Voloria Manning and Ronnie Mills against Patterson. All four candidates have officially qualified. The primary is Aug. 26. Unless one of the four candidates gets 50 prcent of the vote plus one, the top two vote getters will square off in November.