Delray Beach Commissioner Rob Long is bound for state office after winning a Special Election for House District 90.

Long captured 72% of the vote to defeat Republican lobbyist Maria Zack and independent businesswoman Karen Yeh , who took 27% and 1% of the vote, respectively.

He will now finish the term of Democratic state Rep. Joe Casello , who died in July , and again face voters next November if he seeks re-election.

HD 90 is a Democratic-leaning district in Palm Beach County that spans Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Golf, Gulf Stream, Briny Breezes and parts of Highland Beach, Manalapan and Ocean Ridge.

Voters had starkly different options on Tuesday’s Special Election ballot.

Long, a civil engineer, ran on his record in local government and environmental work. He

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