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Polk County School Board Member, District 3

Polk County School District, Florida

My vote power

Normal

Election date

August 18, 2026 · Primary election

How do we calculate my vote power?

What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.

Representation: Normal · 65 out of 100

This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 790,694 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 790,694) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.46, measured against a statewide vote in FL (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: Unknown

No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.

Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.

Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.

About this office

  • Deciding how school district money is spent
  • Picking the superintendent
  • Choosing curriculum, within state rules

Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,

Candidates

Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared

Kate Wallace is the incumbent for Polk County School Board Member, District 3 in the 2026 election.

Nonpartisan · declared

Sarah Corona is a candidate for Polk County School Board Member, District 3 in the 2026 election.

Nonpartisan · declared

Victor Sims is a candidate for Polk County School Board Member, District 3 in the 2026 election.

Source: ballotpedia.org