Northeast Florida voters kick controversial State Attorney Angela Corey out of office
Challenger Melissa Nelson defeats Corey in GOP primaryBy Larry Hannan and Sebastian Kitchen
Tue, Aug 30, 2016 @ 7:58 pm | updated Tue, Aug 30, 2016 @ 8:29 pm

Melissa Nelson, an unknown corporate lawyer and former prosecutor three months ago, cleared her path to become one of the most powerful and influential figures in Northeast Florida on Tuesday night when she easily defeated incumbent 4th Judicial State Attorney Angela Corey.
The election caps a dizzying rise for Nelson and an equally shocking fall for Corey, one of the most polarizing political figures in Jacksonville history who generated national attention and enormous criticism for her prosecutions of George Zimmerman, Marissa Alexander, 12-year-old Cristian Fernandez and many others. Corey will depart office in the first week of January as the first incumbent state attorney in modern history to lose a contested election.
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