Craig Lowe

Personal life and education Lowe was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He received a B.S.A. degree in Soil Science from the University of Georgia. After moving to Gainesville in 1982 he received a master's degree in zoology from the University of Florida.

Lowe died in Gainesville on January 14, 2023, at the age of 65.

Electoral history

2003

2004 Commissioner Lowe ran for re-election unopposed in 2004.

2010

Runoff Recount A runoff election was held on April 13, 2010, with Lowe and Marsh as the candidates. The unofficial results indicated that Lowe had 6,098 votes (50.14%) and Marsh 6,063 votes (49.86%), excluding provisional ballots. Ultimately 17 provisional ballots were verified, yielding 12 more votes for Lowe and 5 more for Marsh. As the margin was less than 0.50% between the candidates, an automatic machine recount took place on April 16, 2010.

2013 DUI Arrest

Prior to the runoff election on April 16, 2013, Lowe was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI). The incident took place on March 21, 2013 when Lowe was involved in a single car crash. On April 1, 2013, Lowe entered into a deferred prosecution agreement aimed at first-time DUI offenders to resolve the charges against him.