Polk County School Board Member, District 6
Polk County School District, Florida
My vote power
Above average
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: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than 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, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
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 · won
Justin Sharpless is the incumbent for Polk County School Board Member, District 6 in the 2026 election.
Kasen Hampton
LostNonpartisan · lost
Kasen Hampton is a candidate for Polk County School Board Member, District 6 in the 2026 election.
Results
Won · Certified
Winner: Justin Sharpless (Nonpartisan)
Source: enr.electionsfl.org · researched September 12, 2026
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