Lakeland Voters Head To Polls For Special Election

LAKELAND, FL — City voters head to the polls Tuesday for a special election to fill the unexpired commission seat of Mike Dunn. Voters have three candidates to choose from: Patrick Shawn Jones, Sara Roberts McCarley and Bill Watts. Watch a short video from each of the candidates below.

The polls are open until 7 p.m. but some voters will have a new polling location for the special election so check before you leave home and see the list further down in this article.

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Watch the videos below to learn about each of the three candidates:

Patrick Shawn Jones

Sara Roberts McCarley

William "Bill" Watts

Some voters will have a new polling location for the election, according to city officials.

"Please use your precinct number, found on your voter information card, to select your polling location from the list below," city officials explained.

Here are the changes that affect the special election only:

• Precinct 112 votes at: (Click here for map) Gibsonia Baptist Church, 5440 US Hwy 98 N
• Precincts 107, 117 and 125 votes at: (Click here for map) Believers' Fellowship Church, 5240 N Socrum Loop Rd
• Precinct 120 votes at: (Click here for map) The Estates at Carpenters, 1001 Carpenters Way
• Precinct 121 votes at: (Click here for map) Victory Assembly of God - Hospitality Suite, 1401 Griffin Rd
• Precincts 204, 205, 209, 210 and 212 votes at:(Click here for map) Coleman-Bush Building, 1104 Martin L King Jr Ave
• Precincts 201 and 206 votes at: (Click here for map) Lakeland 7th Day Adventist Church, 1435 Gilmore Ave
• Precincts 214, 216, 221, 222 votes at: (Click here for map) Florida Presbyterian Homes McArthur Center, 811 S. Lakeside Ave
• Precincts 207, 211 and 217 votes at: (Click here for map) Lake Mirror Center, 121 S Lake Ave
• Precincts 213, 220 and 234 votes at: (Click here for map) Hilton Garden Inn, 3839 Don Emerson Dr
• Precincts 218, 223, 224, 225 and 228 votes at: (Click here for map) Chapel in the Grove, 1540 New Jersey Rd
• Precincts 229 and 233 votes at: (Click here for map) Kelly Recreation Complex, 404 Imperial Blvd
• Precincts 230, 231, 235 and 236 votes at: (Click here for map) Highland Park Church, 4730 Lakeland Highlands Rd

Photo courtesy city of Lakeland