{"id":51632,"date":"2024-11-06T17:04:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=51632"},"modified":"2024-11-06T17:04:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:04:43","slug":"melony-bell-wins-polk-county-supervisor-of-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/11\/06\/melony-bell-wins-polk-county-supervisor-of-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Melony Bell wins Polk County Supervisor of Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melony Bell has ousted one of Polk County\u2019s longest-serving elected officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"a48f7f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a48f7f;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"554\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-67-6-png.webp?resize=933%2C554&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51633 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-67-6-png.webp?w=933&amp;ssl=1 933w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-67-6-png.webp?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-67-6-png.webp?resize=768%2C456&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bell, who left the Florida Legislature to challenge Polk County Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards, captured Tuesday\u2019s election with 54% of the vote, based on unofficial results. Edwards received 46%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bell, a Republican from Fort Meade, denied Edwards a seventh term as Supervisor of Elections. Edwards ran as a no-party candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The position entails managing all elections conducted in Polk County, including municipal races, while directing a permanent staff of 29 and maintaining voter rolls and tabulation equipment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melony Bell has ousted one of Polk County\u2019s longest-serving elected officials. 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