
Karen Woodson and John R. King won their races for the Fort Myers Beach Town Council seats on Tuesday.
Woodson, a challenger, received 1,481 votes, 34.22% of the 4,328 votes cast in the race.
King received 1,130 votes, 26.11%.
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