Lee County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Lee 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 17 (about 27.7% of the county's land area)
- Greg Steube Republican
- Matthew Montavon Democratic
- Michael J. Quirk No Party Affiliation
U.S. House, District 19 (about 72.3% of the county's land area)
- Jim Schwartzel Republican
- Victor Arias Democratic
- Seth Haskin No Party Affiliation
- Write-in line (1 qualified write-in candidate: Alexandra Zakhvatayev; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 27 (part of the county)
Not on the 2026 ballot: odd-numbered Senate districts are next up in 2028.
Florida Senate, District 28 (part of the county)
Covers: Collier, Hendry, part of Lee
- Lauren Uhlich Melo Republican
- David Silverberg Democratic
Florida Senate, District 33 (part of the county)
Not on the 2026 ballot: odd-numbered Senate districts are next up in 2028.
Florida House, District 76 (part of the county)
Covers: DeSoto and Parts of Charlotte, Lee
- Vanessa Oliver Republican
- Phillip Ray Carter Democratic
Florida House, District 77 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Lee
- Tiffany Esposito Republican
- Cornelius Fowler Democratic
Florida House, District 78 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Lee
- Susan Frantz Republican
- Cindy Banyai Democratic
Florida House, District 79 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Lee
Mike Giallombardo Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
Florida House, District 80 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Collier, Lee
- Adam Botana Republican
- William Moskal Democratic
Judges
Sixth District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Lee 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).
Lee County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 2
- Elliot Taylor Democratic
District 4
- Brian Hamman Republican
District 5
Amanda Cochran Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
School Board
District 1
Sam Fisher Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 4
- Tony Beougher Nonpartisan
- Debbie Jordan Nonpartisan
District 5
- Crystal Johnson Nonpartisan
- Armor Persons Nonpartisan
District 6
Jada Langford Fleming Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Supervisor of Elections
- Jenna Persons-Mulicka Republican
- Chris Vignieri Democratic
"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 (Fire Protection Districts, Community Development District, Mosquito Control Districts, Erosion District, Library District) — contested seats and unopposed members
Fire Protection Districts
Seat 1
- Matthew Fields Nonpartisan Unopposed
- William R Fry Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joseph Gambino Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Mike Gatewood Nonpartisan
- Paul A Griffin Nonpartisan Unopposed
- A Kenneth Brown Jr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jim Knickle Nonpartisan
- Lawrence P Kosilla Nonpartisan
- Ethan Langford Nonpartisan
- Paul Martin Louwers Nonpartisan
- Richard McCurry Nonpartisan Unopposed
- James J Mendolera Nonpartisan Unopposed
- James P Murphy Nonpartisan
- Kerry Knuuti Pirrone Nonpartisan
- Bret Randle Nonpartisan
- Justin M Thomas Nonpartisan
Seat 2
- Linda Carter Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Bruce Cochrane Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Van Hammond Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Richard Spence Nonpartisan
- Darren Watkins Nonpartisan
Seat 3
- James G Andersen Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jeffrey B Brown Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Doug Dailey Nonpartisan
- Tracy R Hansen Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Robert McDonnell Jr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jacki Liszak Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jeff Maas Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Henry MacArty Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jeffrey Maturo Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Thomas C Mere Nonpartisan
- Ted Pickering Sr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Mark Stirns Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 4
- John E Cammick Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Paul Cerrito Nonpartisan
- Grant Fichter Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Anita Kressel Nonpartisan
- Michael A Muttie Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 5
- Steven Barbosa Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John A Bennett Nonpartisan Unopposed
- David Brewer Nonpartisan Unopposed
- James Burgess Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Cia Gomez-Sherman Nonpartisan Unopposed
- David Howard Nonpartisan
- Joshua Bodacious Krohn Nonpartisan
- Jack Lienesch Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joseph Ragen Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Bill Schaible Nonpartisan
- Ron Tarantino Nonpartisan
- Steve Tokarz Nonpartisan Unopposed
Community Development District
Seat 1
- David W Cabell Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Matthew Elliott Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Bruce E Given Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John Hadginikitas Nonpartisan
- Steven Hamburger Nonpartisan
- Ronald George Hicks Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Richard D Shields Jr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Howard Klein Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Herbert Lanese Nonpartisan
- Richard S Losee Nonpartisan
- James Lukas Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Paul Marsjanik Nonpartisan
- Keith Edward Merrill Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michael T Weber Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 2
- Christopher Applegate Nonpartisan
- Sima Rae Baker Nonpartisan
- C Douglas Ballinger Nonpartisan Unopposed
- David Bello Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Elliott Erickson Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Gary P Gauvin Nonpartisan
- Anton Crusty Goellner Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Corey Graves Nonpartisan
- Karin Hagen Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Raymond Halik Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Mark Hilton Nonpartisan
- Edward Houck Nonpartisan
- John G Sample Jr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Norman A LaRose Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michelle Martel Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Susan A McIntyre Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Francis Percuoco Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Patricia Resnyk Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jerald Robinson Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Doug Smith Nonpartisan
- Joseph J Zajac Nonpartisan
Seat 3
- Richard A Bonito Nonpartisan
- Daniel DiTommaso Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Kimberly Earl Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Sally M Hefti Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Scott Helling Nonpartisan
- Rosanny Larach Nonpartisan
- Jenny A Licht Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Alan Refkin Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Charles P Cox Sr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Brian Williams Nonpartisan
Seat 4
- Thomas Bertucci Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Andrew W Brignoni Nonpartisan
- Jonathan Busa Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Adam Dalton Nonpartisan
- Dan Ellabarger Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Angella Graves Nonpartisan
- Greg Grimaudo Nonpartisan
- Elisabeth Gross Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Barbara Hanahan Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Patrick F Infante Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michael J DeBrino Jr Nonpartisan
- Paul LeoGrande Nonpartisan
- Mary Lieberman Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Bill McCormick Nonpartisan
- Mary McVay Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joseph Molon Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Carole Pankau Nonpartisan
- Larry A Roth Nonpartisan
- John A Sartoris Nonpartisan
- Norman Toback Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John R Woolsey Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 5
- Doug Banks Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joseph R Bartoletti Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Daniel J Block Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michael R Ciberey Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Kurt Deter Nonpartisan
- Robert Gary Durney Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Richard A Fluet Nonpartisan
- David L Garner Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Eileen L Huff Nonpartisan
- Steven Invidiato Nonpartisan
- William Krukowski Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joseph E Molsen Nonpartisan
- Roy R Rice Nonpartisan
- Russell Rupp Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Philip Simonsen Nonpartisan
Mosquito Control Districts
Seat 1
Steve Johnson Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
Brian F Farrar Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 4
Stephen R "Steve" Bowen Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 6
Tom Hart Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Erosion District
Seat 1
- John Raburn Dupre Nonpartisan
- Margarethe Thye-Miville Nonpartisan
Seat 3
- Michael Christopher Mullins Nonpartisan
- Bob Walter Nonpartisan
Library District
Seat 1
Linda Uhler Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
Chelle Koster Walton Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 3
Michelle Walker Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 4
Greg Scasny Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 5
Shelley Greggs Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 6
Sandon C Shepard Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 7
Ellen Ryan-Vinciguerra Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Lee County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Jenna Persons-Mulicka
- Phone
- 239-533-8683
- Address
- 2480 Thompson Street Fort Myers, FL 33901 PO Box 2545 Fort Myers, FL 33902 -2545
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.