Lake County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Lake 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 6 (about 46.1% of the county's land area)
- Randy Fine Republican
- Eric Yonce Democratic
- Andrew Parrott Libertarian
- Write-in line (1 qualified write-in candidate: Alec Pavlik; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
U.S. House, District 11 (about 53.9% of the county's land area)
- Joe Strada Republican
- James Pericola Democratic
- Ralph Groves Libertarian
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 13
Not on the 2026 ballot: odd-numbered Senate districts are next up in 2028.
Florida House, District 25 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Lake
- Taylor Yarkosky Republican
- Farmer Banks Helfrich Democratic
Florida House, District 26 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Lake
- Nan Cobb Republican
- Robyn Elaine Lawrence Democratic
Florida House, District 27 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Lake, Marion, Volusia
- Richard Gentry Republican
- Andy Ferrari Democratic
Judges
Fifth District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Lake County is in the 5th 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, 5th Circuit
No contested circuit-judge seat on the November ballot in this circuit (contested groups were decided in August or all candidates were unopposed).
Lake County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 2
- Sean M. Parks Republican
- Write-in line (2 qualified write-in candidates: Jose Elias-Torres, Leighton Powers; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
District 4
- Leslie Campione Republican
- Egor Emery Democratic
- Write-in line (2 qualified write-in candidates: Vance Jochim, Tommie Rhea Powers Jr.; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
School Board
District 1
- Pat Kelley Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Write-in line (1 qualified write-in candidate: James Smith; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
District 3
Marc A. Dodd Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 5
Stephanie Luke 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 (Community Development District, Hospital Authority) — contested seats and unopposed members
Community Development District
Seat 1
Catherine Catasus Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
- Mary Jeanne England Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Crystal Y. Jones Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Dominic A. Setaro Jr. Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 3
- Samuel Harrison Jones III Nonpartisan
- Brian Pollard Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Timothy Torres Nonpartisan Unopposed
- David Allen Wagner Nonpartisan
Seat 4
- Donald Brozick Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John Christopher Donahue Nonpartisan
- William Houppermans Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Steve Newlin Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Randall R Stewart Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Robert Wolski Nonpartisan
Seat 5
- Glenn Daigle Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Woody Hutton Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John E. Krobath Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Eugene Mastrangeli Nonpartisan
- Bonnie Raymond Nonpartisan
Hospital Authority
Seat 2
- Reginald A. Ward Democratic
Seat 4
- Ricky Harper Republican
Seat 6
Trueman Hurley Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
Lake County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Alan Hays
- Phone
- 352-343-9734
- Address
- 1898 E. Burleigh Blvd. PO Box 457 Tavares, FL 32778
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.