August 19, 2020
By: Staff Report
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The results for the Polk County Primary election are in and are as follows:
Representative in Congress, District 9
Jose Castillo (R) 19.70%, 3,905
William P. “Bill” Olson (R) 50.94%, 10,096
Sergio E. Ortiz (R) 8.23%, 1,631
Christopher Wright (R) 21.13%, 4,188
Representative in Congress, District 15
Scott Franklin (R) 62.42%, 14,389
County Commissioner, District 5 – Universal Primary Contest
Neil Combee (R) 53.65%, 50,708 votes
John E. Hall (R) 46.35%, 43,813 votes
State Committeewoman
Kat Gates-Skipper (R) 37.00%, 16,239 votes
Amilee M. Stuckey (R) 40.19%, 17,637 votes
Glynnda White (R) 22.81%, 10,009 votes
Precinct Committeeman
John A. Davenport (R) 31.20%, 122 votes
Steven P. Graves (R) 18.67%, 73 votes
James L. Moyer (R) 17.39%, 68 votes
Raymond Para (R) 32.74%, 128 votes
State Representative, District 56
Eric Bautista (D) 41.08%, 2,131 votes
James Davis (D) 58.92%, 3,057 votes
Supervisor of Elections
Lori Edwards 77.68%, 78,502 votes
Debbie Hannifan 22.32%, 22,553 votes
School Board, District 1
William Allen 52.38%, 51,489 votes
Billy Townsend 47.62%, 47,298 votes (incumbent)
School Board, District 2
Anita Carson 42.66%, 41,716 votes
Lori Cunningham 57.34%, 56,073 votes
Lake Region Lakes Management District, Seat 2
Steve Enzor 40.90%, 3,701 votes
John C. Lewis 32.05%, 2,900 votes
Robert G. Sheffield 27.04%, 2,447 votes
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