Is there a disconnect between Polk County Commissioners and the population at large, and did it play a role in the tight races for the two County Commissioner races?

In both those races in Tuesday’s primary election, the winner barely garnered 51 percent. Edwin V. Smith, the incumbent representing District 3, defeated Tracy Garcia with 51.30 percent of the vote to her 48.70 percent. Indeed, even Smith said he did not believe heading into primary voting day it would be this close.