Welcome to 2020 the Osceola Chamber Virtual Straw Poll! We are excited to use the tools afforded to us by technology to offer voter education in accordance with our non-partisan status and our mission statement of being “Champions for Business and Community.”
Not intended to be an official or formal poll, the straw poll is a fun way to see which candidates have momentum as we head toward the November 3 election. We were thrilled to receive over 14,000 votes for our Primary Straw Poll, the results of which are available on our Facebook page. You can see the results of the actual August 18 primary below. Some races have now come to a close, and we congratulate the winners! Ongoing contests that will appear on the November 3rd ballot are reflected on this page below.
- Soon we will retool our straw poll so that you many once again vote leading into the November 3 election for the candidates who remain in the running.
- We have retooled out straw poll so that now until November 1 at 5 PM, the poll will be open for you to vote once per race, per ISP address, per 24-hour period! That means you can vote for your favorite candidate in each race every day! In addition, you have the opportunity to purchase additional vote packages to show your candidates of choice some extra love. On November 2 we will announce the winners of our straw poll on our social media.
Be sure to view the candidate statement videos to learn more about the candidates before casting your votes on November 3rd. Please note that all candidates in each race were invited to record a video, but some declined the offer.
Happy Voting!
Election Results
Congratulations to the following candidates who have won their race:
- Florida State House of Representatives – Kristen Arrington (DEM)
- Osceola County Clerk of Court – Kelvin Soto (DEM)
- Osceola County Tax Collector – Bruce Vickers (DEM)
- Osceola County Supervisor of Elections – Mary Jane Arrington (DEM)
- Osceola County School Board, District 3 – John Aguello
- Osceola County School Board, District 5 – Robert Bass
- Circuit Judge, 9th Judicial Circuit, Group 1 – Mikaela Nix
- Circuit Judge, 9th Judicial Circuit, Group 21 – Christy C. Collins
- Circuit Judge, 9th Judicial Circuit, Group 34 – Mike Kraynick
- Circuit Judge, 9th Judicial Circuit, Group 39 – Vincent Falcone
Congratulations to the following candidates who have won the August Primary and will go on to the November 3rd ballot:
- US House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary – William P. “Bill” Olson
- Florida State Representative, District 41 Republican Primary – Fred Hawkins
- State Attorney, 9th Judicial Circuit Democratic Primary – Monique Worrell
- Osceola County Sheriff Democratic Primary – Marco Lopez
- Osceola County Commissioner, District 1 Democratic Primary – Peggy Choudhry
- Osceola County Commissioner, District 5 Republican Primary – Ricky Booth
William P. “Bill” Olson (REP)
Darren Soto (DEM)
Clay Hill (WRI)
Mike James (NPA)
Louis T. Minnis (REP)
Victor Torres (DEM)
Chris Cause (DEM)
Josie Tomkow (REP)
Barbara Ann Cady (DEM)
Fred Hawkins (REP)
Jose Toroella (NPA)
Monique Worrell (DEM)
Luis “Tony” Fernandez (NPA)
Marco López (DEM)
Wilfredo “Will” Fonseca (NPA)
Katrina Scarborough (DEM)
Peggy Choudhry (DEM)
Janette Martinez (WRI)
Brandon Arrington (DEM)
Megan Carter (WRI)
Jeffrey A. Hawk (REP)
Marcos Marrero (LPF)
Ivan A. Rivera (NPA)
Ricky Booth (REP)
Tahitiana Chaffin (DEM)
Olga Lucia Castaño
Noel Ortiz
Carlos Alvarez, III
Reginald Hardee
Alvin “AC” Codner
Angela Eady
Jackie Espinosa
Olga Gonzalez
Lisandra Roman
Freddy E. Villanueva
Nathan Blackwell
Chris Robertson
Linette R. Matheny
Donald A. Shroyer
Charles “Chuck” Cooper
Kolby S. Urban
Julius Melendez
Kerly Santos
Matthew Boggs
Zane Matter
Michelette Walker
The U.S. Chamber and The Osceola Chamber Encourage You to Vote
The U.S. Chamber has created a Voter Toolkit to encourage voting and voter knowledge around the country. Check out the links below to check your voter registration status, locate your nearest polling location, learn about early and absentee voting, and more.
For local elections information visit the Supervisor of Elections site at voteosceola.com!