Columbia County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Columbia 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 3
- Kat Cammack Republican
- Seth Harp Democratic
- Mike Klein No Party Affiliation
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 10
Covers: Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Union, Part of Alachua
- Marshall Rawson Republican
- Merrillee Malwitz Jipson Democratic
- Write-in line (1 qualified write-in candidate: James Hunter Batley; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
Judges
First District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Columbia County is in the 3rd Judicial Circuit, whose appeals go to this court. Each judge is a separate Yes/No question.
- Shall Judge Joseph Lewis Jr. be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Rachel Nordby be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Tim Osterhaus be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Clay Roberts be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Raymond Treadwell be retained in office?
Circuit Judge, 3rd Circuit
No contested circuit-judge seat on the November ballot in this circuit (contested groups were decided in August or all candidates were unopposed).
Columbia County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 2
- Rocky Ford Nonpartisan
- Clint Pittman Nonpartisan
District 4
- Chris Dicks Nonpartisan
- Everett Phillips Nonpartisan
School Board
District 1
Narrie Smith Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 3
Cherie Dicks Hill Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 5
Hunter Peeler Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
County Officer (Mayor/Chair/Attorney)
Joel F. Foreman 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.
Columbia County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Tomi Stinson Brown
- Phone
- 386-758-1026
- Address
- 971 W. Duval Street, Suite 102 Lake City, FL 32055
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.