Good, with 50% of the vote, poised to win re-election to District 1 seat in Pines
Pembroke Pines is on track to keep its District 1 incumbent, Commissioner Tom Good, for another four years.
Good’s win was projected at just over 50% of votes minutes after polls closed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. However, his victory won’t be confirmed until all mail-in ballots are counted, according to Broward County supervisor of elections Joe Scott.
That could take anywhere from hours to days, Scott’s team told the Pembroke Pines News on March 10.
Dennis Hinds came in a close second with a projected 43% of the vote, while James Henry trailed behind at just under 6%.
This municipal election, voters were denied early voting dates and given two options: send a mail-in ballot by Election Day, March 10, or hit the polls in person.
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“I’m ecstatic. I’m very excited to be able to provide service to my community for the next four years,” Good told the Pembroke Pines News on Tuesday night. “(The voters) proved that they respect the experience that I have, and the fact that I show up, and I care, and that I do for them as much as possible.”
Good — who considers himself a “product of Broward County” — was elected in 2018, making his 2026 campaign his third attempt at the District 1 seat.
A 30-year resident of Pembroke Pines, his resume includes a six-year stint in the Navy and a 30-year career in public service, including two decades as Miramar’s director of public works and three years as Deerfield Beach’s assistant city manager.
He now serves as district manager for the Central Broward Water Control District along with his government duties
This year, Good kept his re-election campaign and priorities simple: “continuing on with the vision and strategic planning that we’ve done in past.”
His aim has been to stay the course with the city’s blueprint — dubbed the Strategic Plan in 2024 — which targets fixing a lack of public transportation and traffic management, improving parks and recreation facilities, expanding affordable housing, reinstating a recycling program and upgrading the city’s Water Treatment Plant to remove contaminants.
“People still want to see these improvements in traffic, want to see improvements in our affordability and our police buildings,” he said. “We’re going to find a way to move those items forward and still deliver, it’s just now we’re going to find more creative ways to do that.”
He’s also hoping his next term solidifies for his consituents that he’ll “continue to show up and be there for them, as always.”
“I am a very responsible and responsive commissioner, Good said. “A lot of people voted for me because they’ve reached out to me and I’ve given them the attention that was due to them.”
In the meantime, Henry plans to serve Pembroke Pines through volunteer work and is unsure if he’ll run again, adding, “I have no idea what the future’s going to hold for me.”
“I got a closer look at what the community’s all about. I met some really great people. I forged some really good relationships,” Henry told the Pembroke Pines News on Tuesday night.
A Coast Guard veteran and former Pembroke Pines Police Department sergeant, Henry was this election’s sole first-time candidate.
His self-financed, grassroots campaign hinged on addressing residents’ biggest concerns — traffic improvements and North Perry Aiport crashes, per Henry — without the “theatrics” of the current City Commission.
He hopes commissioners can come together and put aside their differences to tackle Pines’ most pertinent issues, citing the looming impact of state property tax reforms on residents and city services.
“I wish Tom the best of luck, I really do. I wish him congratulations, I wish him the best, and if there’s anything I can do, I’m always there for him and I’m here for the city,” Henry said.
Hinds, a Jamaican-American insurance agent who made his third unsuccessful attempt at office, said choosing to run “was a spiritual calling.”
His campaign — summed up by his slogan “togetherness, unity, change and love” — targeted economic growth and jobs, support for families and youth and seniors, and public safety and quality-of-life issues, including business-startup workshops and expanded recreation and wellness programs.
“I will continue serving and will assist in any and every way to improve our district and city,” Hinds told the Pembroke Pines News on March 11. “I wished (Good) the best before our campaign started, during Election Day, and after the results were official. ... Our campaign was not about our opponents. It was strictly based on our vision for the future ...”
As for if he’ll vie for the District 1 seat again next election season, he says, “No thoughts of running or not running. Serving our community will continue.”
Good is expected to resume his commissioner duties following a swearing-in ceremony, which often happens during the first City Commission meeting following Election Day.
Comissioners are scheduled to gather next on Wednesday, March 18.
This story was originally published March 10, 2026 at 8:24 PM.
