Results for Polk County Commission District 2, School Board Districts 3, 5 and 6, two 10th Judicial Circuit judge races, and primaries for the Florida and U.S. Houses, plus state races for governor, cabinet positions and U.S. Senate in the Florida primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.
In Florida primary elections, the winner is the candidate with the most votes, even if they don’t win an outright majority.
Only contested races, with more than one candidate on the ballot, are included, and only the top three vote-getters are displayed. Before actual results are released by supervisors of elections, the results boxes may be incomplete or only show the top 3 candidates in order and, before any results are tallied, may not display candidates in a proper order.
Winners of today’s Republican and Democratic primary races will proceed to the general election, to be held on Nov. 3, 2026.
Polk County School Board
Polk County Commission District 2
10th Judicial Circuit Court
Chris Spath defeated Lakeisha Latoya Babers for the Group 23 seat on the 10th Judicial Circuit Court, based in Polk County. Andrea DeMichael prevailed over Candice Dixon for the Group 24 seat. Full coverage, here.
Florida House of Representatives, District 48, Republican primary
Florida Congressional District 9, Republican primary
U.S. House District 16
Florida Governor
Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Florida Chief Financial Officer
U.S. Senate
This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Who won the Polk County races in Florida’s primary 2026? See results
Reporting by Andy Kuppers, Lakeland Ledger / The Ledger
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By Andy Kuppers, Lakeland Ledger | USA TODAY Network
