2025 Election

On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, residents of Lakeland vote to fill five (5) City Commissioner seats, including Mayor.

All filed and qualified candidates will receive an invitation to participate in the BusinessVoice interview process in early October. Candidates will be invited to complete a questionnaire designed to highlight their knowledge of the issues facing the office they are seeking. Once completed, candidate questionnaires will be linked below as PDFs.

Important Dates - 2025

• Candidate Qualifying: September 15, 12:00 p.m. - September 19, 2025, 12:00 p.m
• Voter Registration Deadline: October 7
• Vote-By-Mail Deadline: October 23
• Walk-In Voting: October 27 - October 31, 8:30 - 4:30 p.m. *Lakeland Location: Polk County Govt. Center, 930 E. Parker St., Lakeland, FL 33801*
• Election Day: November 4

Candidates

The following candidates have filed for the election, as of August 27, 2025:

Mayor

Sara Roberts McCarley

Cedrick Valrie

At Large: Seat 1

None

District B: Northeast

Terry Coney

District C: Southwest

Dennis Odisho

Ashley Troutman

District D: Southeast

Mike Musick

Kim-Marie Noble