Collier County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Collier 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 18 (about 3.6% of the county's land area)
- Scott Franklin Republican
- Curtis Gibson Democratic
- Deva Simmons No Party Affiliation
U.S. House, District 19 (about 5.7% of the county's land area)
- Jim Schwartzel Republican
- Victor Arias Democratic
- Seth Haskin No Party Affiliation
- Write-in line (1 qualified write-in candidate: Alexandra Zakhvatayev; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
U.S. House, District 26 (about 90.7% of the county's land area)
- Mario Diaz-Balart Republican
- Nicole Locklin Democratic
- Deborah Ann Meidinger Hosey No Party Affiliation
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 28
Covers: Collier, Hendry, part of Lee
- Lauren Uhlich Melo Republican
- David Silverberg Democratic
Florida House, District 80 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Collier, Lee
- Adam Botana Republican
- William Moskal Democratic
Florida House, District 81 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Collier
- Yvette Benarroch Republican
- Kim Finer Democratic
Florida House, District 82 (part of the county)
Covers: Hendry and Part of Collier
- Liesa Priddy Republican
- Arthur Boyer Democratic
Judges
Sixth District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Collier 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).
Collier County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 2
- Chris Hall Republican
- Cody Davis JEF
School Board
District 1
Jeff Donaldson Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 3
Kelly Mason Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 5
Timothy Moshier 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 (Airport Authority, Community Development District, Fire Protection Districts, Mosquito Control Districts, Soil & Water Conservation Districts) — contested seats and unopposed members
Airport Authority
Seat 1
Richard Ruppert Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
Michelle Arnold Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 3
Ralph Alberto Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 4
- John Goede Nonpartisan
- Rick Mellon Nonpartisan
Seat 5
- Don Antonacchio Nonpartisan
- Jason K. Brooke Nonpartisan
- David A. MacGregor Jr. Nonpartisan
- Jason Schappert Nonpartisan
- Keith West Nonpartisan
Community Development District
Seat 1
- Joseph J. Badessa Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John J. Martino Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joseph Newcomb Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Alex Petrovsky Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Barton J. Potenzo Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 2
- Louis Apoldo Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Anne Marie H. Bularzik Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Torben Christensen Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Don Eliasek Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Andrew Gasworth Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Barbara Hurt-Simmons Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Tim Jackoboice Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Tom Kleck Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Mary Lucas Nonpartisan Unopposed
- William Lawrence Patrick Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Dan Truckey Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 3
- Patrick Ciriello Nonpartisan Unopposed
- William Dever Nonpartisan
- John Edward Hogan Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Allison Johnson Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Robb Klucik Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Gordon Mettam Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Domiano Passalacqua Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Barry Sinoway Nonpartisan
- Brent Smith Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 4
- Steven K. Bachenberg Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Robert Giannetti Nonpartisan Unopposed
- William H. "Bill" Lee Nonpartisan
- Gary Lukens Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Ronald E. Miller Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Lisa Sager Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Laura Severance Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John F. Shelton Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Eric F. Witzke Nonpartisan
Seat 5
- Greg Colker Nonpartisan
- Thomas DiFlorio Nonpartisan
- Kenneth Gaynor Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Anna Harmon Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Thomas P. McCullough Jr. Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Dale Meszaros Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Gerard O'Donohue Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Roger Roy Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michael Smale Nonpartisan
- Allen Soucie Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Scott Spitzer Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Allen Weiss Nonpartisan
Fire Protection Districts
Seat 1
Donald A. Gunthner Jr. Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
Stephen Popper Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 3
- Brian O. Cross Nonpartisan
- Bonnie Keen Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 4
- Matthew Boggan Nonpartisan
- Patrick Dearborn Nonpartisan
- Elizabeth Flores Nonpartisan
- Christopher Lombardo Nonpartisan
Seat 5
Robert Dean Halman Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Mosquito Control Districts
Seat 1
David Farmer Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
- Sandra Lee Buxton Nonpartisan
- Bebe Kanter Nonpartisan
Seat 3
- Ed Brandt Nonpartisan
- Jay Kohlhagen Nonpartisan
Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Seat 1
Kaylyn Glenn Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Collier County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Melissa Blazier
- Phone
- 239-252-8683
- Address
- 3750 Enterprise Avenue Naples, FL 34104
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.