Pinellas County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Pinellas 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 13 (about 83.2% of the county's land area)
- Anna Paulina Luna Republican
- Leela Gray Democratic
- Tony D'Arrigo No Party Affiliation
U.S. House, District 14 (about 16.8% of the county's land area)
- Mike Beltran Republican
- Kathy Castor Democratic
- Brian Lambert Libertarian
- Write-in line (2 qualified write-in candidates: Salomon Hernandez Sr., Keith Varian; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 16 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas
Fentrice Driskell Democratic Elected without opposition — no vote held
Florida Senate, District 18 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Pinellas
- Nick DiCeglie Republican
- Karla Kemp Democratic
Florida Senate, District 21 (part of the county)
Not on the 2026 ballot: odd-numbered Senate districts are next up in 2028.
Florida House, District 57 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Pinellas
- Adam C. Anderson Republican
- Wendy Hoy Democratic
Florida House, District 58 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Pinellas
- Kimberly Kim Berfield Republican
- Bryan Beckman Democratic
Florida House, District 59 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Pinellas
- Berny Jacques Republican
- Susan Rochelle Leff Democratic
Florida House, District 60 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Pinellas
- Melissa Rutland Republican
- Lindsay Polega-Quigley Democratic
Florida House, District 61 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas
- Linda Chaney Republican
- May Thach Democratic
Florida House, District 62 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas
Kyandra Darling Democratic Elected without opposition — no vote held
Judges
Second District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Pinellas County is in the 6th Judicial Circuit, whose appeals go to this court. Each judge is a separate Yes/No question.
- Shall Judge Drew Atkinson be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Morris Silberman be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Daniel H. Sleet be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Andrea Teves Smith be retained in office?
Circuit Judge, 6th Circuit
No contested circuit-judge seat on the November ballot in this circuit (contested groups were decided in August or all candidates were unopposed).
Pinellas County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 2
- Brian Scott Republican
- Tim Hughes Democratic
District 4
Dave Eggers Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 6
- David Glenn Jr. Democratic
School Board
District 3
- Curtis Campogni Nonpartisan
- Dawn Peters Nonpartisan
District 6
Nancy Nelis Bostock 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, Fire Protection Districts) — contested seats and unopposed members
Community Development District
Seat 1
Daniel Saracki Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
- Joshua Main Nonpartisan
- J.R. "Nick" Yagnik Nonpartisan
Seat 3
- Chris Marsh Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jack Ross McKinney Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 4
Jeffrey D. Wilson Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 5
Anthony A. Anastasio Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Fire Protection Districts
Seat 1
Mark B. Bolling Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
- Jim Downes Nonpartisan
- Bob Fornwalt Nonpartisan
- Kathleen Quinn Litton Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Elizabeth "Betsey" McKenna Nonpartisan
- Daniel Mynsberge Nonpartisan
- Benjamin Nichols Nonpartisan
- Julie Peluso Nonpartisan
Seat 4
- Rebecca Harriman Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Stu Williams Nonpartisan Unopposed
Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Julie Marcus
- Phone
- 727-464-8683
- Address
- 13001 Starkey Road Largo, FL 33773
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.