FORT LAUDERDALE — Dean Trantalis will be sworn in on Tuesday, March 19, at a ceremony which will be held in the City Commission chambers at Fort Lauderdale City Hall (19 100 N Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale). The public is invited to attend.

With all voting precincts reporting, Trantalis, a well-known LGBT rights activist and attorney, won the runoff election for the Fort Lauderdale City Commission District 2 seat against his opponent, Charlotte Rodstrom, by a count of 1,543 to 1,525. The 18-vote margin against Rodstrom does not include provisional ballots, which must still be counted by the Broward County Supervisor of Elections’ office.

Trantalis formerly held the District 2 seat, serving a single term from 2003 to 2006, and was succeeded by Rodstrom, who served two additional terms, the last one after being re-elected in January 2012.

Weeks after her final win, Rodstrom announced that she would run for the Broward County Commission seat being vacated by her term-limited husband, former Broward Mayor John Rodstrom, a move that drew accusations of careerism on her part.

Because of Florida’s resign-to-run law, Rodstrom was required to give up her city commission seat in November, having already lost the county commission race in August.