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2 candidates are tracked for Polk County Commission District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Omar Arroyo and Elisha Gresham. Candidate information follows official Polk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
This race was not on the August 18 ballot: with only a qualified write-in opposing him, Omar Arroyo appears on the November 3 ballot against a write-in line, per the Supervisor of Elections.
Omar Arroyo is a general contractor who built his own construction company and served as Haines City commissioner, vice mayor, and mayor, the city's first Hispanic mayor, per Daily Ridge coverage. His campaign reports the largest fundraising total in the race, per filed reports.
2026 priorities
- Public safety and support for law enforcement, per his campaign site
- Economic development, job creation, and lower taxes, per his campaign site
- Infrastructure investment and affordable housing, per his campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $99,245 (county campaign-finance filings).
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Elisha Gresham has filed as a write-in in Polk County Commission District 4, per Supervisor of Elections filings. Write-in names are not printed on Florida ballots; voters write the name in the space provided.
Reported fundraising: $70 (county campaign-finance filings).
