Wesley Harbin News Today

Nick Adams was chosen Monday to take the District 2 seat vacated by Scott Sjoblom in November.

3 incumbents lose their seats in Polk municipal elections Tuesday Three incumbents lost their seats in Tuesdays municipal election involving six cities in Polk. In Bartow, incumbent Commissioner James Clements was ousted in the election for at-large Seat 1, grabbing only 24.07% of the vote compared with 52.75% for the winner, Tanya Tucker. Sal Carter took 16.39% of the vote and Charlie Bittinger 6.8%. In Dundee, Commissioner Rukhsana Harper received 35.96% of the vote, losing to Mary Richardso...

Lake Alfred The town of Lake Alfred had two seats up for grabs on the ballot — City Commission Seats 3 and 4. Three candidates were on the list for the two at-large seats, including Nancy Z. Daley. Daley took one of the seats with 42.93% of the vote. She has served on the Lake Alfred City Commission for 10 years including four terms as mayor and four terms as vice mayor. The other seat was taken by Mac Fuller, who will replace Charles Lake, who did not seek reelection. Fuller earned 35.54%...

Six cities in Polk County will hold municipal elections Tuesday. Voters in Bartow, Dundee, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lake Wales and Lakeland will cast ballots to decide city commission races. Two elections are on the ballot in Lake Wales and one in each of the other cities. Residents of Lake Alfred and Lake Wales will also vote on proposed amendments to their cities’ charters. Lakeland is holding a special election to fill an opening created when former City Commissioner Scott Franklin was el...