The St. Cloud Greater Osceola County Chamber of Commerce’s Politics in the Barn event, held Thursday night at Osceola Heritage Park Event Center, provided a valuable opportunity for residents to engage with local candidates running in the 2024 election. This unique gathering allowed the community to meet and discuss issues directly with those vying for various offices in and around Osceola County, fostering a greater connection and understanding between the electorate and their potential representatives.

The event also featured a Straw Poll hosted by the Supervisor of Elections Office, giving attendees the opportunity to cast their preliminary votes and get an early sense of the community’s political leanings ahead of the official election.

Here are the results of the Chamber’s Straw Poll

President

  • Biden (Dem) – 72
  • Kennedy (Dem) – 14
  • Trump (Rep) – 149

US Senator

  • Bonuan (LPF) – 1
  • Campbell (Dem) – 19
  • Columbus (Rep) – 9
  • Everidge (NPA) – 2
  • Gross (Rep) – 8
  • Joseph (Dem) – 3
  • Muscarella-Pow (Dem) – 34
  • Nguyen (NPA) – 5
  • Rush (Dem) – 5
  • Scott (Rep) – 125

US Congress – District 9

  • Carter (NPA) – 4
  • Castillo (Rep) – 30
  • Chalifoux (Rep) – 43
  • Quinones (Rep) – 29
  • Soto (Dem) – 109

State Attorney

  • Bain (NPA) – 78
  • Feiter (Rep) – 42
  • Hyman (Rep) – 33
  • Worrell (Dem) – 62

Public Defender

  • Easter (Dem) – 30
  • Vickers (Dem) – 160

State Senate, District 25

  • Arguello (Rep) – 44
  • Arrington (Dem) – 69
  • Grayson (Dem) – 14
  • Martinez (Rep) – 64
  • Torres (Dem) – 34

State Representative, District 35

  • Booth (Rep) – 101
  • McAdams-Gomez (Rep) – 49
  • Keen (Dem) – 71

State Representative, District 45

  • Amesty (Rep) – 111
  • Spencer (Dem) – 84

State Representative, District 46

  • Alvarez J (Dem) – 49
  • Alvarez V (Dem) – 24
  • Centeno (Dem) – 15
  • Cruz (Rep) – 52
  • De La Torre (Rep) – 31
  • Johnson (Dem) – 11
  • Rivera (NPA) – 10

State Representative, District 47

  • Jeng (Dem) – 26
  • Nieves (Dem) – 32
  • Revelles (Dem) – 15
  • Stark (Rep) – 137

Judge – 9th, Group 5

  • Goodyear – 78
  • Jackson – 106

Judge – 9th, Group 15

  • Ashton – 41
  • Mack – 58
  • Peyton – 92

Judge – 9th, Group 37

  • Willis – 68
  • Wilson – 112

Judge – 9th, Group 43

  • Brown – 83
  • McCarthy – 95

Clerk of Court/Comptroller

  • Lorenzo (Rep) – 69
  • Soto J (Dem) – 58
  • Soto K (Dem) – 73

Osceola County Sheriff

  • Black (Dem) – 130
  • Fernandez (Dem) – 9
  • Gibson (Dem) – 22
  • Lopez (Dem) – 22
  • Martinez (Rep) – 29
  • Rivera (Dem) – 18

Osceola County Tax Collector

  • Martinez (Rep) – 50
  • Vickers (Dem) – 173

Osceola County Property Appraiser

  • Scarborough (Dem) – 178
  • Shunnar (Rep) – 45

Osceola County Supervisor of Elections

  • Arrington (Dem) – 137
  • Trautz (Rep) – 81

County Commission, District 1

  • Choudhry (Dem) – 117
  • Martinez (Rep) – 77
  • Irizarry – 3

County Commission, District 3

  • Arrington (Dem) – 85
  • Frias (Rep) – 61
  • Montgomery (LPF) – 6
  • Rambis (Dem) – 46

County Commission, District 5

  • Booth (Rep) – 127
  • Lieblitzky (Rep) – 78

School Board, District 2

  • Garcia – 79
  • Graniela – 54
  • Melendez – 48

School Board, District 3

  • Coba – 40
  • Cook – 105
  • Tavarez – 34

School Board, District 5

  • Bennett – 20
  • Bronson – 75
  • Ramsey – 81
  • Reinsel – 35

County Judge – Group 2

  • Bailey – 65
  • Sanders-Morency – 135

St. Cloud City Council, Seat 1 – Mayor

  • Busby – 75
  • Robertson – 94
  • Wagner – 41

St. Cloud City Council, Seat 2

  • Lantry – 48
  • Paul – 74
  • Shafer – 84