Sheriff Rob Hardwick wins landslide election in St. Johns County
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — Sheriff Rob Hardwick celebrated a landslide victory in his bid for re-election Tuesday with 73% of the vote.
The Sheriff received a larger percentage of the vote than he did four years ago when he got an overwhelming 70%. During his victory speech, he credited his staff.
“You deserve better than 73%— I’ll be honest. You deserve 90% of St. Johns county support,” he said to his supporters.
Despite a booming population in St. Johns County, Hardwick told Action News Jax there has been a decrease in violent crime by 10% during his four-year term. He said he plans on increasing his staff of more than 1,000 by another 25 staffers in October. During his speech, he also said he plans to improve resources.
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