First-time candidate Elchonon Shagalov (?) wins seat on Bay Harbor Islands Council
First-time candidate Elchonon Shagalov will soon become the newest member of the Bay Harbor Islands Council after winning a two-way race for a seat on the panel Tuesday.
With the town’s lone precinct reporting, Shagalov had 55% of the vote to defeat Gustavo Ortega, a perennial Democratic candidate with whom he shared several policy positions.
Seventy-one votes separated the candidates on Election Night.
Both ran campaigns prioritizing residents’ safety, quality of life and preserving the character of the small municipality of about 6,000, which spans two islands off the coasts of North Miami and Bal Harbour in Miami-Dade County.
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