ARCADIA — Incumbent DeSoto County Commissioner Jerod Gross defeated opponent Michael Allbritton, 1,741-1,592, in the race for the District 1 seat.
Gross, of Arcadia, was appointed to the board by Gov. Ron DeSantis to replace Commissioner Juril “Buddy” Mansfield, who died in 2020.
Gross was appointed in 2021 and was re-elected in 2022…