ORLANDO, Fla. — Former State Attorney Monique Worrell won reelection to her post Tuesday. State Attorney Andrew Bain came in second. 

Worrell pledged to return to her vision before she was removed from office. 

"My next four-year vision will be completing the first four-year vision that was stolen prematurely from the voters, and reviewing the state of the office. When I get back in office, it's going to be essential for me to see what's working, what isn't working," Worrell said after her victory was declared.

Bain took over as State Attorney after Worrell was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis in August 2023. 

DeSantis suspended Worrell as state attorney of the 9th Judicial Circuit, which covers Orlando, Kissimmee and the rest of Orange and Osceola counties, from what he said was a “neglect of duty."

In 2020, DeSantis appointed Bain to the 9th Circuit judgeship. He won re-election in 2022, where his term as judge would have ended in 2029.

Bain previously served as an assistant state attorney in Orlando for the 9th Judicial Circuit from 2013 until 2020. As a trial attorney, he served more than 40 first-chair bench and jury trials, according to his resume which is posted on his LinkedIn page.

A graduate of Florida A&M University, he earned a doctorate of law in 2013. He received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and business law from the University of Miami in 2007.