Hendry County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Hendry 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
- Scott Franklin Republican
- Curtis Gibson Democratic
- Deva Simmons 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 82
Covers: Hendry and Part of Collier
- Liesa Priddy Republican
- Arthur Boyer Democratic
Judges
Sixth District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Hendry 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).
Hendry County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 2
Emory Rowdy Howard Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 4
Ramon Iglesias Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
School Board
District 3
Amanda Suzanne Nelson Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 4
Stephanie Busin Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 5
Jon Basquin 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 (Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Water Control Districts, Hospital Authority) — contested seats and unopposed members
Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Seat 1
Charles Conly Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 3
James Jim McVay IV Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 5
Erin Hitsman Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Water Control Districts
Seat 4
- Arthur Gallagher Nonpartisan
- Timothy Hitsman Nonpartisan
Hospital Authority
Seat 2
Paul Jackson Meador Jr. Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 4
Elaine Wood Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Hendry County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Sherry Taylor
- Phone
- 863-675-5230
- Address
- 25 E. Hickpochee Avenue LaBelle, FL 33935 PO Box 174 LaBelle, FL 33975 -0174
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.