The three-way race for Polk County Commission District 1 to replace outgoing Commissioner George Lindsey includes a Republican nominee, a Democrat and a write-in candidate.
Former Planning Commission member and Republican Becky Troutman beat two other Republican candidates in the Aug. 20 primary. Judi New, also a Republican, did not qualify to be on the primary ballot because she not meet the requirement for a candidate to be registered with their party for one year before an election. She qualified as a write-in candidate instead. Troutman and New face Democrat Kay Klymko in the Nov. 5 general election. They all reside in Lakeland.
District 1 includes Lakeland and borders Hillsborough County. It is the smallest but most densely populated district in the county. Lindsey is barred from running again because of term limits…