Whitmore, DiSabatino win commission races

Carol Whitmore and Robin DiSabatino easily won their respective contests for seats on the Manatee County Commission.

With all 127 precincts reporting, Whitmore, the incumbent Republican had 47,713 votes, or 68 percent, in the race for the at-large District 6 seat. Challenger Sundae Knight, a Democrat, had 22,504 votes, or 32 percent.

In the District 4 seat, Robin DiSabatino, a Republican, beat Democrat Roger Galle. With all 22 precincts reporting, DiSabatino had 6,006 votes, or 59 percent, and Galle had 4,176 votes, or 41 percent.