Duval County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Duval 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 (about 69.3% of the county's land area)
- Aaron Bean Republican
- LaShonda L.J. Holloway Democratic
- Todd Schaefer No Party Affiliation
- Mike Sell Florida Forward Party
U.S. House, District 5 (about 30.7% of the county's land area)
- John H. Rutherford Republican
- Rachel Grage Democratic
- Write-in line (1 qualified write-in candidate: William Lintag Upham; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 4 (part of the county)
Covers: Nassau, part of Duval
Clay Yarborough Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
Florida Senate, District 5 (part of the county)
Not on the 2026 ballot: odd-numbered Senate districts are next up in 2028.
Florida House, District 12 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Duval
- Terrance Freeman Republican
- Benjamin Sandlin Democratic
Florida House, District 13 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Duval
- Audrey Gibson Democratic
- Write-in line (1 qualified write-in candidate: Brice Gaillard; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
Florida House, District 14 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Duval
Kimberly Daniels Democratic Elected without opposition — no vote held
Florida House, District 15 (part of the county)
Covers: Nassau, Part of Duval
- Dean Black Republican
- Chadd Charland No Party Affiliation
- Write-in line (1 qualified write-in candidate: Lloyd Caulker; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
Florida House, District 16 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Duval
Kiyan Helen Michael Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
Florida House, District 17 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Duval
- Jessica Baker Republican
- Jacob Guerrero Democratic
Judges
Fifth District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Duval 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).
Duval County offices
School Board
District 2
- Donovan Bradley Nonpartisan
- Donna Mae Westrich Nonpartisan
District 4
- Rhodesia Rho Butler Nonpartisan
- James Coach Jacobs Nonpartisan
- Write-in line (1 qualified write-in candidate: Gracie Bell Kearse-McCastler; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
District 6
- Lindsey Denmark Nonpartisan
"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, Port Authority, Water Control Districts, Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Special Tax Districts) — contested seats and unopposed members
Community Development District
Seat 1
William Russell Huff II Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
- Adesina Braxton Nonpartisan
- Corina K. Buck Nonpartisan
- Juan Canelones Nonpartisan
- Michael Evans Nonpartisan Unopposed
- William Cellar Jr. Nonpartisan
- Corey Maire Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Walter Repak Nonpartisan
- Carol Springer Nonpartisan
- Cary Thomas Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 3
- Anina Guyton Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joe Muhl Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 4
- Javier Brito Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Carl Hawkins Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Larry H. Lokey Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Lacy Reynolds Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Monica Timmons Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Karen Young Nonpartisan
Seat 5
- Cedeila Alford Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Terence Douglas Nonpartisan
- Ashley Guioa Nonpartisan
- Larry Hall Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Raj Saralaya Nonpartisan
- Frank Shankland Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Pawel Szeszko Nonpartisan
Port Authority
Seat 2
Wallace G. Lovely Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 4
Michael L. Brande Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Water Control Districts
Seat 2
John Rowland Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 4
Mark McKinney Mathews Jr. Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 6
Michael T. Shannon Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Seat 1
Skylar D. McKnight Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 5
Joey McKinnon Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Special Tax Districts
Seat 2
Brad Radloff Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 4
Joshua Reichert Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Duval County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Jerry Holland
- Phone
- 904-255-8683
- Address
- 105 E. Monroe Street Jacksonville, FL 32202
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.