Businessman Guy LaLonde Jr. won 57.58% of the vote in a citywide race against interim Commissioner Samuel Simmons.
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Election Day: Lakeland Voters to Decide Between LaLonde and Simmons
The winner of the runoff election will represent the northwest district on Lakeland’s City Commission for the next four years.
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Berrien Gives Simmons Last-Minute Endorsement in Lakeland City Commission Runoff
The third-place finisher has thrown her support to interim Commissioner Samuel Simmons in Tuesday’s runoff election.
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Early Walk-In Voting Begins in Runoff for Lakeland’s NW District
Third-place candidate Lolita Berrien has yet to endorse either interim Commissioner Samuel Simmons or businessman Guy LaLonde.
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As Lakeland Preps for Runoff, NW District Is Divided Between LaLonde and Simmons
Election results fuel discussion of changing how commissioners who represent districts are elected.
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2023 Runoff Voting: When, Where, How
Sample ballot, early voting, find your polling place
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City Commission Northwest District: Runoff candidates
Two candidates are vying for the seat on the City Commission representing Northwest Lakeland in the Dec. 5 runoff election. (See a map of commission districts.) Registered voters throughout Lakeland can vote in this election. Both candidates — Guy LaLonde Jr. and Samuel Simmons — were among eight people who applied last year for a […]
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Runoff Candidates Answer Five Questions
We asked the City Commission candidates five questions and they answered. We are offering the candidates’ responses together so that they can be more easily compared. The responses are presented as submitted without editing. Click on any question to view the candidates’ responses. Northwest District Candidates
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City Commission Election Results: McLeod Wins, LaLonde and Simmons Head to Runoff
Turnout was low with only 14.9% of the city’s registered voters casting ballots — more than half of them by mail.
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Lakeland Voters Will Choose Two City Commissioners Tuesday
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Both races include one current commissioner and two challengers.