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It came as no surprise when Escambia County voters sent Donald Trump to the White House in the presidential election on Tuesday.

In the county, Trump received nearly 73 percent of the vote with 10,866 votes cast in his favor.

In contrast, Vice President Kamala Harris received just under 4,000 votes taking 26.5 percent of the votes in the county.

Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., received 52 votes. Two other independent candidates received votes in the county with Jill Stein getting nine with Chase Oliver taking 19 of the votes. There were 27 write-in candidates.

In the race for U.S. Representative for the First Congressional District, Barry Moore took the win with 10,753 votes or 73.31 percent of votes cast in the race. Tom Holmes received 3,904 votes or 26.62 percent of the vote. There were 11 write-ins for the seat.

For Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Escambia County voters threw their support at Sarah Stewart who received 73.18 percent of the vote with 10,706 votes cast in her favor. Challenger Greg Griffin received 3,910 votes or 26.73 percent. There were 13 write-ins for the race.

For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Place 1 Chris McCool claimed a massive victory in the county taking 11,184 votes. There were 147 write-ins for the seat, but McCool took nearly 99 percent of the vote in the race.

For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Place 2, Tommy Bryan took the county with 11,172 votes. There were 139 write-ins in the race.

Will Sellers took the county in the race for Associate Justice of Supreme Court, Place 3 with 148 write-ins in the race.

Jay Mitchell took the win for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Place 4 with 142 write-ins in the race.

For Court of Civil Appeals, Place 1, Christy Edwards won the county with 98.77 percent of the vote. There were 139 write-ins in the race.

Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place 2 votes favored Chad Hanson with 11,124 votes with 137 write-ins in the race.

For court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place 3, Terry A. Moore took 98.80 percent of the vote to win the county with 135 write-ins in the race.

Other winners in state races seen in Escambia County were:

Richard Minor, Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 1; Rich Anderson, Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 2; Bill Cole, Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 3.

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh took the county vote for President of the Public Service Commission with 98.74 percent of votes cast in the race.

Jackie Zeigler won the county for the State Board of Education Member District 1 with 98.76 percent of the votes cast.

In county races, Jeff White won with 11,253 votes for the Circuit Court Judge of the 21^st Judicial Circuit Place 1. John Robert Fountain remains the Circuit Clerk for the county and Doug Agerton retains his seat as Escambia County Judge of Probate. All three candidates were unopposed in the race.

Raymond Wiggins (District 2) and Brandon Smith (District 4) , were unopposed in the race for Escambia County Commission and handily kept their seats.

Three seats on the Escambia County Board of Education were up for grabs in the election. In March, the primary election eliminated incumbent Mike Edwards for the District 4 position. With no other Republican challenger, Jerry Wilson won the vote to take the seat. District 7 Board Member Coleman Wallace was also unopposed for his seat and will remain on the board. Political newcomer, Greg Dawkins, unseated incumbent Danny Benjamin. Dawkins received 53.54 percent of the vote (1,112) while Benjamin received 46.46 percent of the vote (965).

All members taking new seats at the table will be sworn in during a ceremony on Nov. 15.