Clay County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Clay 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 4
- Aaron Bean Republican
- LaShonda L.J. Holloway Democratic
- Todd Schaefer No Party Affiliation
- Mike Sell Florida Forward Party
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 6
Covers: Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Union, part of Alachua
- Jennifer Bradley Republican
- Jason Bellamy-Fults Democratic
- Joseph Thornton American Solidarity Party
Florida House, District 11 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Clay
Sam Garrison Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
Florida House, District 20 (part of the county)
Covers: Putnam, Parts of Clay, Marion, St. Johns
- Judson Sapp Republican
- Lee Butler Democratic
Judges
Fifth District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Clay County is in the 4th Judicial Circuit, whose appeals go to this court. Each judge is a separate Yes/No question.
- Shall Judge John M. Harris be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Scott D. Makar be retained in office?
- Shall Judge F. Rand Wallis be retained in office?
Circuit Judge, 4th Circuit
No contested circuit-judge seat on the November ballot in this circuit (contested groups were decided in August or all candidates were unopposed).
Clay County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 2
- Lolita Smoak Republican
- Leroy A Edwards Democratic
District 4
Betsy Sistrunk Condon Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
School Board
District 1
Erin Skipper Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 4
Michele Hanson Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 5
Ashley Hutchings Gilhousen 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, Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Special Tax Districts) — contested seats and unopposed members
Community Development District
Seat 1
- Carvarie "CB" Bennett Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Dennis Chamberlain Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michael Glickman Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Sherrie R. Mifsud Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Patrick Terrell Nonpartisan
- Sheila Torres Nonpartisan
Seat 2
- Rodney Ashford Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Cameron Brown Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Helana J. Cormier Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Andre Lanier Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Cynthia Renee Riegler Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michael Wetherbee Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 3
- Clifton "Cliff" Johnson Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jeffrey Lewis Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Leslie G. Lewis Nonpartisan
- Judith Linde Nonpartisan
- Eric K Marx Nonpartisan Unopposed
- TJ Morales Nonpartisan
- Geoffrey Rovegno Nonpartisan
- John Tabor Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 4
- Randy Goss Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Christie Hingst Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jacquelene "Jacqui" Proctor Miller Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Cindy Nelsen Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 5
- Matthew J. Abbott Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Julie A. Arnau Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jim Kincaid Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Dennis Metheny Nonpartisan
- Jeffrey E. Murphy Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michelle Szafranski Nonpartisan
Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Seat 1
Timothy Nguyen Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
Michael Adler Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 3
Garry C McIntyre Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 4
Duane Combass Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Special Tax Districts
Seat 2
Lawrence F. Pence Jr. Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 4
Diane Owens Poidevant Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 5
Randall L. Ebling Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 6
Janet Wantage Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 8
Mike Clemons Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Clay County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Chris H. Chambless
- Phone
- 904-269-6350
- Address
- 500 N. Orange Ave. PO Box 337 Green Cove Spring, FL 32043
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.