22 August 2018 Contact: Breanna (Bree) Wilson Communications Coordinator Breanna@PlantCity.org (813) 754-3707 Plant City Chamber of Commerce Announces 2018 Plant City Candidate Forum (Plant City, FL) hosted the inaugural Plant City Candidate Forum at the HCC Trinkle Center on Tuesday, August 21 st. This forum featured a meet and greet with the candidates running in the upcoming election cycle, a two minute allotment of time for the candidates to address the audience from the stage, and a paper ballot straw poll. Below are the results of the 2018 Plant City Candidate Forum Straw Poll: Completion Rate 290 ballots registered, 271 ballots turned in = 93.45% completion Page 1 of 9
Office: Florida Governor Top Overall: Adam H. Putnam Top Democrat: Andrew H. Gillum, 21.32% Top Republican: Adam H. Putnam, 52.71% Office: Florida Governor Adam H. Putnam REP 52.71% Andrew Gillum DEM 21.32% Ron DeSantis REP 11.63% Gwen Graham DEM 8.14% Jeff Greene DEM 2.33% Chris King DEM 1.55% Darcy G. Richardson REF 0.78% Bruce Nathan REP 0.39% Philip Levine DEN 0.39% Bruce Stanley NPA 0.39% Kyle KC Gibson NPA 0.39% Ellen Marie Wilds WRI 0 John Wetherbee DEM 0 Ryan Christopher Foley NPA 0 Raphael Herman NPA 0 Piotr Blass WRI 0 Henry Choice WRI 0 Hal Johnson WRI 0 Bob White REP 0 Anthony Tony Knox WRI 0 Monroe Lee WRI 0 John Joseph Mercadante REP 0 Bob Langford REP 0 Timothy M. Devine REP 0 Don Baldauf REP 0 Alex Lundy Lundmark DEM 0 Page 2 of 9
Office: Attorney General Top Overall: Ashley B. Moody Top Democrat: Sean Shaw, 22.71% Top Republican: Ashely B. Moody, 58.17% Office: Attorney General Ashley B. Moody REP 58.17% Sean Shaw DEM 22.71% Frank White REP 13.55% Ryan Torrens DEM 4.38% Jeffrey Siskind NPA 1.20% Office: Chief Financial Officer Top Overall: Jimmy Patronis Top Democrat: Jeremy Ring, 36.88% Top Republican: Jimmy Patronis, 62.50% Office: Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis REP 62.50% Jeremy Ring DEM 36.88% Richard Paul Dembinsky WRI 0.63% Office: Commissioner of Agriculture Top Overall: Matt Caldwell Top Democrat: Nicole Nikki Fried, 13.62% Top Republican: Matt Caldwell, 28.09% Office: Commissioner of Agriculture Matt Caldwell REP 28.09% Denise Grimsley REP 25.11% Nicole Nikki Fried DEM 13.62% Roy David Walker DEM 13.19% Baxter Troutman REP 12.34% Mike McCalister REP 5.11% Jeffrey Porter DEM 2.55% Page 3 of 9
Office: United States Senate Top Overall: Rick Scott Top Democrat: Bill Nelson, 33.19% Top Republican: Rick Scott, 63.87% Office: United States Senate Rick Scott REP 63.87% Bill Nelson DEM 33.19% Roque Rocky De La Fuente REP 2.94% David Weeks WRI 0 Charles Frederick Tolbert WRI 0 Michael S. Levinson WRI 0 Howard Knepper WRI 0 Lateresa L.A. Jones WRI 0 Office: United States House (District 15) Top Overall: Ross Spano Top Democrat: Andrew P. Learned, 16.86% Top Republican: Ross Spano, 40.00% Office: United States House (District 15) Ross Spano REP 40.00% Neil Combee REP 18.04% Andrew P. Learned DEM 16.86% Kristen Carlson DEM 9.02% Raymond Ray Pena DEM 7.06% Danny Kushmer REP 5.10% Sean Harper REP 3.92% Alek Bynzar WRI 0 Dave Johnson WRI 0 Ed Shoemaker REP 0 Jeffrey G. Rabinowitz WRI 0 Page 4 of 9
Office: Florida Senate, District 20 Top Overall: Tom Lee Top Democrat: Joy Gibson, 17.52% Top Republican: Tom Lee, 64.10% Office: Florida Senate, District 20 Tom Lee REP 64.10% Joy Gibson DEM 17.52% Kathy Lewis DEM 14.10% John Manners Houman REP 4.27% Office: State Representative, District 57 Top Overall: Mike Beltran Top Democrat: Debbie Katt, 34.16% Top Republican: Mike Beltran, 39.60% Office: State Representative, District 57 Mike Beltran REP 39.60% Debbie Katt DEM 34.16 Sean McCoy REP 26.24% Office: State Representative, District 58 Top Overall: Lawrence McClure Top Democrat: Phil Hornback, 32.87% Top Republican: Lawrence McClure, 67.13% Office: State Representative, District 58 Lawrence McClure REP 67.13% Phil Hornback DEM 32.87% Page 5 of 9
Office: State Representative, District 59 Top Overall: Joe Wicker Top Democrat: Adam Hattersley, 33.50% Top Republican: Joe Wicker, 35.44% Office: State Representative, District 59 Joe Wicker REP 35.44% Adam Hattersley DEM 33.50% Ronda Storms REP 31.07% Office: Hillsborough County Sheriff Top Overall: Chad Chronister Top Democrat: Gary Pruitt, 21.34% Top Republican: Chad Chronister, 78.66% Office: Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister REP 78.66% Gary Pruitt DEM 21.34% Office: Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 4 Top Overall: Stacy White Top Democrat: Andrew Davis, 34.48% Top Republican: Stacy White, 65.52% Office: Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 4 Stacy White REP 65.52% Andrew Davis DEM 34.48% Page 6 of 9
Office: Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 5 Top Overall: Victor Crist Top Democrat: Mariella Smith, 19.21% Top Republican: Victor Crist, 51.09% Office: Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 5 Victor Crist REP 51.09% Mariella Smith DEM 19.21% Elvis Piggott DEM 12.66% Angel S. Urbina Capo REP 11.35% Joe Kotvas NPA 5.68% Office: Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 7 Top Overall: AaKash Patel Top Democrat: Mark Nash, 14.72% Top Republican: Aakash Patel, 34.20% Office: Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 7 Aakash Patel REP 34.20% Todd Marks REP 27.71% Mark Nash DEM 14.72% Sky U. White DEM 10.39% Kimberly Overman DEM 6.06% Ray Chiaramonte DEM 6.06% Kim KLARC O Connor GRE 0.87% Office: Circuit Court Judge, Circuit 13, Group 25 Top Overall: Jamey Moody, 53.95% Office: Circuit Court Judge, Circuit 13, Group 25 Jamey Moody 53.95% Cissy Boza Sevelin 22.37% Robin Fuson 14.04% Starr Brookins 9.65% Page 7 of 9
Office: County Court Judge, Group 2 Top Overall: Adam L. Banter, II, 42.66% Office: County Court Judge, Group 2 Adam L. Banter, II 42.66% Greg Green 40.83% Lisa Allen 16.51% Office: County Court Judge, Group 5 Top Overall: Jared Smith, 74.77% Office: County Court Judge, Group 5 Jared Smith 74.77% Bill Yanger 25.23% Office: County Court Judge, Group 8 Top Overall: Jack Gutman, 43.84% & E. Michael Isaak 43.84% Office: County Court Judge, Group 8 Jack Gutman & E. Michael Isaak 43.84% LaShawn Strachan 7.31% Lanell Williams-Yulee 5.02% Office: Hillsborough County School Board, District 4 Top Overall: Melissa Snively, 76.78% Office: Hillsborough County School Board, District 4 Melissa Snively 76.78% LaShonda Davison 23.22% Page 8 of 9
Office: Hillsborough County School Board, District 6 Top Overall: Kelso Tanner, 35.43% Office: Hillsborough County School Board, District 6 Kelso Tanner 35.43% Henry Shake Washington 24.22% Karen Perez 15.25% Robert A. Pechacek 13.00% Scott Mr. H Hottenstein 10.76% Mitchell Smithey 1.35% Office: Soil & Water Conservation, District 1 Top Overall: Kathy Eckdahl, 29.79% Office: Soil & Water Conservation, District 1 Kathy Eckdahl 29.79% Michael Hegarty 26.95% Joshua Carrasco 21.99% David Maynard 21.28% Office: Soil & Water Conservation, District 3 Top Overall: John Waterman, 37.21% Office: Soil & Water Conservation, District 3 John Waterman 37.21% Michael Hepburn 34.11% Francisco Pierre-Louis 28.68% Office: Soil & Water Conservation, District 5 Top Overall: Ray Young, 55.06% Office: Soil & Water Conservation, District 5 Ray Young 55.06% Matt Gozdor 20.79% Andrew Brooks 17.42% Travis Medling 6.74% Page 9 of 9