Okaloosa County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Okaloosa 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 1
- Jimmy Patronis Republican
- Gay Valimont Democratic
- Tyler L. Davis No Party Affiliation
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 1 (part of the county)
Not on the 2026 ballot: odd-numbered Senate districts are next up in 2028.
Florida Senate, District 2 (part of the county)
Covers: Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington, part of Okaloosa
- Jay Trumbull Republican
- Lauren Donahoo Democratic
Florida House, District 3 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Okaloosa, Santa Rosa
- Nathan Boyles Republican
- Ingrid D. Wadsworth Democratic
Florida House, District 4 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Okaloosa
- Patt Maney Republican
- John Peter Emerling Democratic
Judges
First District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Okaloosa County is in the 1st 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, 1st Circuit
No contested circuit-judge seat on the November ballot in this circuit (contested groups were decided in August or all candidates were unopposed).
Okaloosa County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 4
Trey Goodwin Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
School Board
District 3
Linda Evanchyk Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 5
Brett Hinely 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 (Fire Protection Districts) — contested seats and unopposed members
Fire Protection Districts
Seat 1
- Darry Childs Nonpartisan Unopposed
- James Harris Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jackson Wilson JR Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Edward Tras Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 2
- Kenneth Coulter Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Stephanie Holcombe Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Paula Hudson Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Chandler Huff Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Daniel A Bowers JR Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Vernell Smith Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Leo Phillip Tisa Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 3
- Jennifer Augustine Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Mike Buckingham Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John Johnston Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Roger Myers Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Steven Shippee Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 4
- Carol Arrieta Nonpartisan Unopposed
- George Edlund Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joseph Fagundes III Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Wade Merritt Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Timothy Lowell Pitzer Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Craig Shaw Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Larry Sjostrom Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 5
- John Bostick Nonpartisan Unopposed
- James Connors Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John Michael Hohmeier Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Bob Wagner Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Bradley D Williams Nonpartisan Unopposed
Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Paul A. Lux
- Phone
- 850-689-5600
- Address
- 302 N. Wilson St., Ste 102 Crestview, FL 32536
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.