RaShon Young is making the jump from legislative staff to lawmaker after the Orlando Democrat won a Special Election in House District 40.

Unofficial results with only early voting and mail ballors show Young leading Republican Tuan Le with nearly 76% of the vote.

That means Young will succeed former Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis , who just won her own race to succeed the late Sen. Geraldine Thompson in Senate District 15. He will also keep the seat in Democratic hands.

Young won a Democratic Primary earlier this year over former Rep. Travaris McCurdy . He long planned to run for his boss’s seat whenever she moved on from the House office, and said his experience made him the best choice to follow in Bracy Davis’ footsteps.

“As we close out this race, I want to take a moment

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