Gulf County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded October 30, 2026), plus the districts that cover Gulf 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)
Governor & Lieutenant Governor
Constitutional amendments 1, 2 and 3
Official language, what Yes and No mean, and who supports and opposes each.
Congress
U.S. House, District 2
- Austin Rogers Republican
- Amanda Marie Green Democratic
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 3
Not on the 2026 ballot: odd-numbered Senate districts are next up in 2028.
Florida House, District 7
Covers: Dixie, Franklin, Gulf, Hamilton, Lafayette, Liberty, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla, Parts of Jefferson, Leon
Jason Shoaf Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
Judges
First District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Gulf County is in the 14th 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, 14th Circuit
No contested circuit-judge seat on the November ballot in this circuit (contested groups were decided in August or all candidates were unopposed).
Gulf County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 2
Jack Husband Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 4
Sandy E. Quinn Jr. Democratic Elected without opposition — no vote held
School Board
District 1
- Chad Bailey Nonpartisan
- Dennis Peak Nonpartisan
District 2
Brooke Wooten Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 3
Lisa V. Pridgeon Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 5
Ruby Sue Knox Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Clerk of the Circuit Court
James "Matt" Terry Republican 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 (Soil & Water Conservation Districts) — contested seats and unopposed members
Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Seat 3
Sammy Bailey Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Gulf County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Rhonda H. Pierce
- Phone
- 850-229-6117
- Address
- 401 Long Avenue Port St. Joe, FL 32456
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.
Early voting in Gulf County
Dates: Sat Oct 24 – Sat Oct 31, 2026 · Hours: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. at most sites; some sites or days differ · 2 sites
Early voting sites and hours ↗
Official filing with the state: 2 early-voting sites, open 8 days. Sites each have a drop box for mail ballots. Source: Florida Division of Elections, early voting and secure ballot intake station locations for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election (per-county filings published Oct. 2, 2026): https://dos.fl.gov/elections/for-voters/voting/early-voting-and-secure-ballot-intake-stations/
Any early-voting site in your county can be used; on Election Day you must vote at your assigned precinct. Mail ballots can be returned to secure intake stations at early-voting sites during voting hours.
Sources for this page
- Florida Division of Elections Candidate Tracking System, 20261103-GEN, state and local candidate extracts downloaded 2026-10-27 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.