Charlotte County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Charlotte County. Where a district covers only part of the county, your address decides which one you vote in: use the state's voter lookup ↗ or your county sample ballot.
This page is the official line-up from the state's candidate list. For researched positions and the match tool on the races you actually vote in, enter where you vote; races this guide has researched are linked below where they apply.
Statewide (same everywhere in Florida)
U.S. Senate (special election)
Governor & Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Chief Financial Officer
Commissioner of Agriculture
Constitutional amendments 1, 2 and 3
Official language, what Yes and No mean, and who supports and opposes each.
Congress
U.S. House, District 17
- Greg Steube Republican
- Matthew Montavon Democratic
- Michael J. Quirk No Party Affiliation
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 27
Not on the 2026 ballot: odd-numbered Senate districts are next up in 2028.
Florida House, District 75 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Charlotte, Sarasota
- Danny Nix Jr. Republican
- Cynthia L. Butler Democratic
Florida House, District 76 (part of the county)
Covers: DeSoto and Parts of Charlotte, Lee
- Vanessa Oliver Republican
- Phillip Ray Carter Democratic
Judges
Sixth District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Charlotte County is in the 20th Judicial Circuit, whose appeals go to this court. Each judge is a separate Yes/No question.
Circuit Judge, 20th Circuit
No contested circuit-judge seat on the November ballot in this circuit (contested groups were decided in August or all candidates were unopposed).
Charlotte County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 4
- Kim Amontree Republican
- Michael T. Melton No Party Affiliation
School Board
District 1
Cara Marie Reynolds Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 4
John Henry LeClair Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
"Elected without opposition" seats do not appear on the ballot. Seats decided in the August primary are not listed. City and town elections and local referendums are run by each county and are not in the state candidate list: check your county's sample ballot.
Special districts (Community Development District, Airport Authority) — contested seats and unopposed members
Community Development District
Seat 1
Elizabeth Rowe Shella Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
- Douglas Clark Nonpartisan
- James DeFilippo Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Bob Dzenko Nonpartisan
- Gary Hamilton Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 3
- Vickey DeLuca Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Greg Krauss Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Carmen J. Russo Sr. Nonpartisan
- Faye Sutton Nonpartisan
Seat 4
- Linda Mach Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Dmitriy Y. Smirnov Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 5
- Michael J. Giese Nonpartisan Unopposed
- David Perry Nonpartisan
- Kerwin Mike Urhahn Nonpartisan
- Douglas Volinski Nonpartisan
- Thomas Willis Nonpartisan
Airport Authority
Seat 2
Robert Hancik Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 4
Denise Dull Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
Charlotte County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Leah Valenti
- Phone
- 941-833-5400
- Address
- 226 Taylor Street, Unit 120 Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Sample ballot, early voting and mail ballots ↗
Statewide deadlines: register by Oct. 5, 2026; request a mail ballot by 5 p.m. Oct. 22; mandatory early voting Oct. 24–31 (counties may add days); polls open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. on Nov. 3.
Sources for this page
- Florida Division of Elections Candidate Tracking System, 2026 General Election (ElectionID 20261103-GEN), state and local candidate extracts downloaded 2026-09-17 from https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/downloadcanlist.asp. Contact fields removed. Status meanings per the Division: Qualified = qualified for the ballot; Unopposed = no opponent (elected without a vote); Defeated = lost in the primary; Withdrew / Did Not Qualify / Removed = not on the ballot.
- U.S. Census Bureau 2020 relationship file, 118th Congress districts (Florida 2022 plan) to counties: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/cd-sld/tab20_cd11820_county20_natl.txt. Percent is the share of county land area in the district.
- House: https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/representatives.aspx (2024-2026 term, fetched 2026-09-17). Senate: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/ (2024-2026 term, fetched 2026-09-17). Even-numbered Senate districts are on the 2026 ballot per the Division of Elections candidate list.
- Judicial circuits: s. 26.021, Fla. Stat. Appellate districts: ss. 35.02-35.044, Fla. Stat. (as amended by ch. 2022-163, effective Jan. 1, 2023). Fetched from leg.state.fl.us 2026-09-17.
- Florida Division of Elections supervisor directory, https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/supervisors/countyInfo.asp?county=<code>, fetched 2026-09-17. The state directory can lag local changes (for Sumter it still lists the previous supervisor); the county website is authoritative.