Monroe County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Monroe 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 28
- Carlos A. Gimenez Republican
- Phil Felipe Ehr Democratic
- Eddy Rojas No Party Affiliation
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 40
Covers: Monroe, part of Miami-Dade
- Ana Maria Rodriguez Republican
- Jose Antonio Stoute Democratic
- Ramiro Orta No Party Affiliation
Florida House, District 120
Covers: Monroe and Part of Miami-Dade
James Vernon "Jim" Mooney Jr. Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
Judges
Third District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Monroe County is in the 16th Judicial Circuit, whose appeals go to this court. Each judge is a separate Yes/No question.
- Shall Judge Kansas R. Gooden be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Monica Gordo be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Fleur Jeannine Lobree be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Thomas Logue be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Bronwyn Catherine Miller be retained in office?
Circuit Judge, 16th Circuit
No contested circuit-judge seat on the November ballot in this circuit (contested groups were decided in August or all candidates were unopposed).
Monroe County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 2
Michelle Lincoln Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 4
David Rice Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
School Board
District 1
Darren Horan Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 4
Luis Gonzalez Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 5
Sue Woltanski Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
County Judge
Group 2
Kevin McCarthy 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 (Waste District, Mosquito Control Districts, Fire Protection Districts) — contested seats and unopposed members
Waste District
- John E Brooke Nonpartisan
- Matthew Hardee Nonpartisan
- Robby Majeska Nonpartisan
- Anna Moon Nonpartisan
- Jose F Peixoto Nonpartisan
Mosquito Control Districts
Seat 2
Phil Goodman Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 5
Bette Brown Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
Fire Protection Districts
Seat 2
Frank Conklin Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 4
George Mirabella Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Monroe County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Sherri Hodies
- Phone
- 305-292-3416
- Address
- 5200 College Road Key West, FL 33040
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.