Many candidates running for public office like to boast about how well they did in a straw poll taken among like-minded individuals.
Yeah, winning a straw poll makes for good media coverage and helps a bit on the fundraising side, but straw polls are in no way an indicator of how election night will go.The Republican congressional race to replace outgoing Rep. Ron DeSantis is ramping up, as six make up the field of GOP hopefuls participated in the Volusia County Republican Party hob nob poll held at the Daytona International Speedway.
Head of the local GOP, Tony Ledbetter said that roughly 350 people were in attendance at the event, and of the 251 straw-poll votes taken, state Rep. Fred Costello garnered 28.7 percent of the vote.
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Costello narrowly beat out real-estate broker G.G.Galloway, who came away with 26 percent, and Brandon Patty, a U.S. Navy reservist, who also managed to creep into the 20 percent bracket with 22.7 percent of the vote.
State Rep. David Santiago got about 17 percent, while fundraiser Patrick Mooney was only able to grab 5 percent from the GOP grassroots crowd.
The winner of this Republican primary race is all but assure to be the next member of Congress to represent Florida’s 6th congressional district.The seat heavily leans Republican.
