A new poll from the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab and 103.9 FM WSOS finds 75% of registered St. Johns County voters haven’t decided who they will cast their ballot for to replace Sheriff David Shoar, who will be retiring at the end of his term.
St. Augustine Beach Police Chief Rob Hardwick, a Republican, had the most support at 13%, closely followed by fellow Republican Chris Strickland 12%. Strickland has served in various capacities with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. Republican Keith Perniciaro polled under 1%, well outside of the survey’s plus or minus 5.5% margin of error.
The primary election for sheriff in St. Johns County will be held August 18.
The full poll, which also asked voters for an assessment of how St. Johns County Commissioners are doing,is available here.
Bill Bortzfield can be reached at bbortzfield@wjct.org, 904-358-6349 or on Twitter at @BortzInJax.
